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Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · 7h

We’ve collaborated with the Colinton Local History Society for our latest addition to Our Town Stories – a history of Craiglockhart, or Happy Valley, as part of it was once known. Follow the digital trail to discover this area of Edinburgh afresh! zurl.co/wtyxQ

Painting of a ruined tower situated beside old houses and behind a line of tall trees.

Painting of a rowing boat on a section of canal surrounded by hills and fields.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 12h

Safety alone isn't enough to get more women cycling. Cities must start building cohesive networks connecting the myriad places women need to go. This means looking beyond “Can women cycle safely here?” and asking: “Can women use this network to live their lives?” LISTEN: www.dw.com/en/why-arent...

A collage of women of all ages and abilities cycling in the Netherlands.

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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 29/09/2026

The bus terminal that every city should have. 🚌🌳 When cities respect public transportation users, they get more people leaving their cars at home and using public transit. This station in Heerlen (NL 🇳🇱), is a prime example of treating residents well. Designed by Michel Huisman 📸 ANP / Peter Hilz

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Water of Leith Conservation Trust @wolct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A second day on the trott for our hardcore volunteers, this time between Juniper Green and Kinleith, sweeping off leaves and cutting back to make the path wide and safe. Plenty of rubbish to be foraged from the undergrowth too. Time to put you feet up folks!

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 28/09/2026

🚲 edi.bike | issue 164 | 28th Sep '26 ‘How we could turn Edinburgh into a real cycling city’; Edinburgh Delivery riders unveil a Fair Work Charter; Minto St to Craigmillar Park Corridor; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

A person rides a bike up a sunlit street in the evening; a pedestrian waits to cross outside of a classic pub frontage for ‘The Conan Doyle’ with a black facade and golden trim, with hanging plants outside. The weather is dry, and in the background we can see rising sandstone and glass shops and offices under a blue sky, as well as the steps leading up to a cathedral building as passers-by pass by.

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Ms Marchmont @msmarchmont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sunlit cornflowers with Marchmont turrets

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Leith Central Community Council @leithcentralcc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1/ 🌳 Could your money help plant trees and reduce flooding in Edinburgh? Edinburgh Council has launched a new Edinburgh Green Investment, allowing residents, businesses and others to lend money directly to the Council to help fund environmental projects across the city.

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Edinburgh | Councils | Abundance

Invest in Edinburgh Green Investment to help build a greener, healthier and fairer future for their communities.

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Water of Leith Conservation Trust @wolct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A beautiful morning in Colinton Dell, sweeping leaves from the path, clearing out drains and weeding steps, and of course, sweeping the area for rubbish. Nice to be joined by a group from the British Council too. Thanks everyone!

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 28/09/2026

Just look at what Glasgow’s achieving with just the same challenges as #Edinburgh - both can be real cycling cities. If you look at this and think it’s all just bikes… look at the rain gardens, greenery, safe pedestrian junctions and road diets. #streetsNOTroads 📹 @glasgowcycles.bsky.social

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The Problem with UK infrastructure

YouTube video by Glasgow cyclist

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Ross McKenzie @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A major road resurfacing project on Balgreen Road (between Pansy Walk and Gorgie Road) will begin next Monday (October 5th). More details here: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/road-project...

The junction of Stevenson Drive and Balgreen Road, across from Balgreen Primary School. The existing 2-stage crossing here will be converted into a single-stage crossing with an "all-green" phase for pedestrians.

Balgreen Road pavement and guardrails, viewed from Pansy Walk, looking towards Balgreen Primary School. This pavement will be resurfaced and the guardrails will be replaced.

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Donald Anderson @da-anderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@helenbennett.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. A Buzzard in Blackford Glen, #Edinburgh. #bird #birds

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 27/09/2026

A small European capital with a castle on a hill, cobbled streets, busy tourist industry and historic buildings - there many lessons Edinburgh could learn from the car-free city centre of Ljubljana.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sat for a coffee at Elm Row and counted the traffic for 15 minutes: 343 pedestrians 52 cyclists 2 cars Remind me why we’ve turned this public square into a car park? This is probably the best connected retail location in Scotland - trams, buses, walkable, busy cycle lane. Why ruin it?

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 12/01/2025

We need more vehicles in our cities. We just need to pick which ones. #StreetsNOTroads

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An insight into cycling trends - the introduction of Voi bikes has added about 500 additional cyclists per day to Leith Walk; the tram closure added another 250 at the peak. The Voi effect is much larger at the weekend, while the inverse is true for the tram.

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Merchiston Districts Community Council @merchistoncc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚣🏽Sunday 27th September 12-5pm “end-of-season” event for traditional Rowing Boats on the Union Canal Try the boats and enjoy the stalls with Tea/Coffee/Cake & Raffle (with great prizes!) 📍On the canal towpath, opposite Ashley Terrace Boathouse Info & booking: www.eucs.org.uk/2026/09/even...

Four identical posters printed on different colour paper, advertising the final day of rowing boat hire

A traditional boathouse is seen reflected in the water of the union canal. People walk on the path and a large willow and colourful bunting hang overhead

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 25/09/2026

Grassmarket. Stockbridge. Gorgie. Colinton. Easter Road. Causewayside.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 25/09/2026

“Our communities and civic spaces did not erode by coincidence after the car arrived. They were rebuilt around it. Handing them back, even for a day, is how a Capital starts to feel equal and healthy again.”

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 24/09/2026

Irony - the new cycle lanes in Scotland aren’t big enough. Induced demand.

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Want a simple measure of walkability for your city? Really know your councils travel priorities? Where to visit for a grass green walkable paradise? Or to keep away from sewer brown car dominated concrete sprawls. You heard of the Bigmac Index, now we have the Decathlon Index… decathlonindex.app

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The Decathlon Index

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Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Final reminder our AGM's tomorrow, from 6pm online*. edinburghbususers.group/members-bull... All EBUG members should have received notice & details. New members joining today are welcome, but may not yet secure voting rights, unless our chair is feeling generous. Non-members can watch enviously.

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Members Bulletin 27: EBUG 2026 Annual General Meeting

Dear Members This email gives notice of the Edinburgh Bus Users Group 2026 Annual General Meeting which will be held online only on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 6pm. The link to the meeting is her…

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Longstone Community Council @longstonecc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Amazing! We regularly see older people doing their shopping by bike at Sainsurys. Not unusual to see them heading back up Lanark Rd afterwards.

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SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 23/09/2026

"I am a 91 year old who used to nip about by car" ... Now he's a 🚲 campaigner in #Colinton! 👍 An example to us all! @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @sw20.info @longstonecc.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @osbert.org

I am a 91 year old who used to nip about short journeys by car but since 2020 I have used a bike, an electric assist, to do the same thing

Email to his councillor...

I am a 91 year old who used to nip about short journeys by car but since 2020 I have used a bike, an electric assist, to do the same thing

The lights on Redford Road near the Dreghorn Link give safe access to the Dreghorn houses but are difficult for bicycles due to steps. Could the steep step be smoothed out for bicycle access?

In the same area could the Dreghorn Link be provided with a secure cycle lane, there is plenty of room as one lane is hardly ever used.

The footbridge over the Dreghorn Link has been closed for a long time, could this be opened to allow safe access avoiding Redford Road from Bonaly and Colinton in general.

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Longstone Community Council @longstonecc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Women's behaviour can't be understood without recognising the role of safety. These concerns shape the areas we feel able to access." youtu.be/BA1HygHn1bw?...

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Making Streets Safer for Women and Girls

YouTube video by LivingStreetsUK

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Markus T Hiemann @markushiemann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Heads up Southside (Edinburgh, to be precise) peeps. The Astley Ainslie draft Place Brief is up for consultation. Closes 11 Nov 2026. consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/astley-a...

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Astley Ainslie Draft Place Brief - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by City of Edinburgh Council

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 21/09/2026

Already highly flawed - pavement and bike lane not very raised, no Dutch kerb on the exit, Edinburgh’s insistence of not using proper colour for bike lanes AND left turn into traffic lights you can’t see - this is now even worse.

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 21/09/2026

🚲 edi.bike | issue 163 | 21st Sep '26 More bikes than cars on Leith Walk; Video on Summerhall; Small steps for Powderhall.Link; Full Council meeting round-up; Cargo Bike Carnival; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/iss…

Parking area with signs. A blue letter P and a bicycle symbol are visible.

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EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com · 21/09/2026

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: Tax-dodger crackdown, bagpiper 'attacked by mob', Spartans football manager leaves + 'iconic' Dublin restaurant pops-up ⏰ Read more in Edinburgh’s ad-free local newsletter: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

A sunset over a city. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Monday 21 September 2026: Tax-dodger crackdown thanks to local journalism, 12-year-old bagpipe player 'attacked by mob', mystery as Spartans football manager leaves + 'iconic' Dublin restaurant pops-up here for one night

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 20/09/2026

#EdTravCyc Roseburn to (almost) Union Canal Link closed from tomorrow, Monday 21st until Tuesday 29th for footway resurfacing. Potentially only being resurfaced on the bridge over Dalry Rd, hard to tell from the wording — but Dalry Community Pk through Russell Rd blocked either way.

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Edinburgh Festival of Cycling @edfoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Keep Us Rolling www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-us-ro... Extreme weather makes @thebikestation.bsky.social's mission even more important- support us to get more people using sustainable and joyful transport.

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Keep Us Rolling

Extreme weather makes The Bike Station’s mission even more important- support us to get more people using sustainable and joyful transport.

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Fietser Brandon @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Urbanist Philomena Cunk. Town planners are pushing a controversial new idea called the "15-minute city". It’s a terrifying dystopian nightmare where everything you need, like your office, the pub, the shop that sells the little plastic bags for dog poo, is only fifteen minutes away.

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David Booth @caleydave.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

By my count here are currently 71 #EdinburghPoliceBox on street or stored in a viewable location. Here is a corner of the map showing those in Leith and adjoining areas. I am exploring ways to get this online if a form other than just a big static image #SirenSaturday

A map centred on Leith (Edinburgh) Scotland. remaining Edinburgh police Boxes Currently in Situ as of 2026.

There are 4 different icons in the part of the map;
1. "Standard" Police Box - Pier Place, Mill Lane, The Shore, Broughton Road, Smith's Place, Drummond Place, Regent Road, West Register Street, Canongate School, Northfield Broadway.
2. Siren fitted Police Box, today only a mount (with or without base) is present - Newhaven Road, Prince Regent Street, Henderson Gardens, Links Gardens, Lochend Park, Brandon Terrace, Jocks Lodge, London Road, Mound, Heriot Row.
3. Police Box with call lamp - Easter Road.
4. Police Box with call lamp and Siren - Leith Walk.

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 18/09/2026

📍Tomorrow! (And Sunday)

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Love parks. Love e-bikes. Love coffee in the park after an e-bike ride.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I probably gave similar advice when I was brought to Edinburgh years ago to inspire local thinking. Provocative outside thinkers providing specific advice rather than simplistic messaging CAN be a powerful catalyst for real change, but it still needs local leadership to actually make it happen.

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EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com · 18/09/2026

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. It’s the 1,000th edition! The headlines: Uni staff plan 5-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes ⏰ Read more in Edinburgh’s ad-free local newsletter: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

People on bikes on a city street. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Weekend edition: 18 - 20 September 2026: University staff plan five-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes this weekend

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Tom Hogg 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @tomhogg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The host on Forth1 this afternoon called the A720 the worst road in Scotland because of delays. The travel announcer happily played along. No wonder folk have these strange ideas that roads are only for them. Have either of them stopped to wonder why it's so busy?

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 17/09/2026

A huge and growing majority of journeys in Leith are by sustainable means - walking, biking or by bus and public transport. Investment in trams, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and bike lanes pays off.

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portyenergy.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join us for a Cargo Bike Carnival on Sunday 11 October: family fun on cargo bikes, games, stalls, world record attempt, bike ride. Find out more: bike-carnival.eventbrite.co.uk @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @bikestation.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk #cargobikes

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Water of Leith Conservation Trust @wolct.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A stunning morning up in Currie cutting back encroaching vegetation and litter picking the local area

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Merchiston Districts Community Council @merchistoncc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

45 years! 😮 That's how long Craiglockhart Primary School families have been waiting for a safe zebra crossing in front of the school.

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Longstone Community Council @longstonecc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

At our meeting on Monday, we decided to reach out to @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social and Voi bikes to find out when we can expect to see the scheme extend it's benefits to local residents, and to help identify good locations to site a parking/pickup zone. 🚲 🚲🚲

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 15/09/2026

New York launching 100 policies for the next ten years. 👇

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