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Robbie Ainsworth @robbieainsworth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The funniest thing the council could do is put them out to auction. Then you’d have a good sense of just how subsidised car parking has been in Edinburgh.

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I got through the waitlist for a hangar near me, so it does happen! New hangar locations here: consultation.appyway.com/edinburgh-ci...

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I think it's well over 40,000 residential permits (equivalent in space to 240,000 cycle hangar spots).

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Add this to the very long list of things the council should resolve before it thinks about more trams - hangars are self-funded, deliver more revenue than parking spaces, and latent demand for them is likely well over 10,000 (assuming that 6% of flat dwellers would want a spot).

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The largest ward-level waiting list is Leith Walk, with around 1,100 people waiting on a spot. 190 additional hangars are required, with only 50 provided. As a ratio of current provision, there are 7 people for every spot in Inverleith. rpubs.com/edtiss/hanga...

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The most popular hangar location is Rossie Place near Easter Road, with over 100 people on the waiting list. Across Morningside, 6% of flat dwellers have requested a spot. There are now 277 hangars across Edinburgh - to satisfy *current* demand would require an additional 938.

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Demand for spaces in cycle hangars in Edinburgh has increased by 2,700 (50%) in the last 12 months. After adjusting for duplication across waiting lists, I estimate that around 7,000 people currently want a spot in one - but Edinburgh Council only provide 1,500 spaces. rpubs.com/edtiss/hangars

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Always state the reg so that when someone gets hurt, they have some additional evidence for the claim.

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I think the lesson from all sorts of driving offences is impounding vehicles is the most effective solution. An unavoidable and painful deterrent. Family friend made a mistake with insurance and got left in a layby by police. Won't make that mistake again.

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Thanks to whoeever put this FOI in - edinburgh.axlr8.uk/documents/63... We need an insta-tow system, especially for foreign drivers and people negotiating these huge discounts.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This comment from Reddit demonstrates why Edinburgh needs to tow vehicles rather than just ticket them. These are the vans blocking pedestrian crossings, cycle lanes, bus lanes, bus stops, disabled parking… Why do we allow such rampant rule breakers to negotiate a penalty? Tow them.

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I just think we have to work on the assumption that the active travel infrastructure associated with the new line will be the same quality as Leith Walk. Rubbish design (already the case), dreadful implementation (I’d bet good money).

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Or perhaps even just the patch on York Place (two years) bsky.app/profile/jest...

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

... if they finish Leith Walk off, or indeed start any of the umpteen perma-delayed cycle infrastructure in the city, then I'd consider lending them an ear on trams to Granton.

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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've sent a draft petition to Edinburgh Council asking it to: *do everything it can to investigate and put in place measures to temporarily mend or brace the bridge or hire a replacement, while a longer term solution is sorted out.* May get rejected as council already working on the issue.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I wonder how much they are spending on Silverknowes Road. It's been a brilliant - but accidental - bit of active travel infrastructure, now being torn up and resurfaced for motor vehicles at what I assume is great cost.

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Andrew Heald @andyheald.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thanks for sharing - this bridge has failed with <20% of its designed life span. So.. Who supplied & built it ? Is their warranty &/or are they still approved suppliers ? Why has routine inspection process failed ? Are there are other similar bridges to be checked ? Etc @spurtle.bsky.social

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just smashed through this record again with 3,036 cyclists on Friday, 14th August.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Blessed be the Lothian Buses drivers who stop at Zebra Crossings on George Street during the Princes Street closure. Can we nominate them for a collective MBE, a bit like Malta during the war?

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Also - the cheek from the council proposing this while Leith Walk remains riddled with defects and cyclists are making successful claims for damages… fixing it first should be a strict condition of additional tram infrastructure - pour encourager les autres.

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The litmus test was whether an active travel bridge over the railway would be contructed between the new Roseburn Link and the Roseburn Path as part of the development. Instead, the plans show a convoluted, low-quality diversion crossing a major road. Test failed, this is Leith Walk Mk.2.

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Basically, if your sole objective is to reduce car traffic in Edinburgh, there are likely better ways to spend the £3 billion. I'm a bit concerned about the lack of "opportunity cost" discussions going on here.

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A challenge to that is that the tram will simply displace more bus and cycle commuters than drivers. Only 40% of car commutes start and end within the bypass, and over 90% of these already have a viable alternative available to them. It's the 60% that cross the bypass that need better provision.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Roseburn Path closed. Significant fire/ambulance/police presence at Coltbridge viaduct. @edinburghminute.com @edinreporter.bsky.social

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Speak of the devil… bsky.app/profile/edti...

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Wondering why your bus is stuck in car congestion on North Bridge? As ever, an SUV is blocking the bus lane.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The lack of enforcement in the city centre is baffling. SUVs parked in the bus lane on North Bridge is just one example.

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Simon Christie @thebonnieloon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

North Bridge/Nicolson St. Pedestrians spilling out onto the road and a "cyclists dismount and use footpath" while there are four lanes of road, two of which are full of parked wankpanzers blocking buses 🫠

A cyclists dismount and use the footpath sign on a busy pavement with an empty road

Hundreds of people on busy pavements with a largely empty road expect for a few buses and cards and van parked in the bus lane

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The “accident” was a hit and run on a cyclist, who has life threatening injuries.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I suspect some of the surge in cycling is actually caused by the hindrance of Lothian Buses by private vehicle use. It's much, much quicker to get through central Edinburgh by bicycle, particularly in August.

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Currently stuck in a traffic jam on North Bridge, caused by illegally parked cars and private drivers in the bus lane. @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social It was actually quicker with only two lanes. We’ve been overtaken by 9 Voi bikes so far.

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Must have been a very big cyclist.

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Data from the city's previous hire bike scheme, Just Eat, is available - and it's brilliant for showing where latent demand for cycling exists, and where we should be investing in more cycle infrastucture. This is an extract from 20th June, 2020 (rpubs.com/edtiss/justeat) :

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However, Edinburgh Council do not have access to Voi's origin-destination data (FOI 62471), and Voi have so far not agreed to make their data public. @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social, @cllrcmiller.bsky.social, @chasbooth.bsky.social, could you help in this regard?

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