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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Road is still closed but The Innocent Path is not restricted. The crossing itself is out of action, but with the road closed there's no need for it and you can cross a few metres east. #EdTravCyc Token picture of broken water main.
Broken sections of water main in cordoned off area of works.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Loneliness of the cyclo-cross marshall.
Park with cyclocross course set up with poles and tapes. Course is empty.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seen a report (Reddit) of a burst water main on Duddingston Park South which looks like it's taken the Innocent Path crossing out of action. #EdTravCyc www.reddit.com/r/Edinburgh/...
Duddingston Road South flooded.
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Cllr Claire Miller (she/her) @cllrcmiller.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The council is consulting on whether to grant access to vehicles to the rear of Greenside Church and house, as this is common good land. While this is a bit of a niche issue I'm sure there will be some who would want to feed in their views consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/cg/greenside/
A map shows the Greenside Church and house with a red boundary line, and a green outlined and shaded area to indicate the vehicular access that is proposed across common good land.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A Day In Our Wheels

AN EMPATHETIC EXERCISE

SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2026

1PM-3PM

An interactive outdoor experience of tricky terrain, lumps and bumps in the road, precious cargo and maneuvering around often human-made obstacles that cause not just hazards risks but danger to life and limb!

Try to navigate your way in a wheelchair, buggy or without being able to see where you are going!

UNDERSTAND. EMPATHISE. MAKE CHANGE. EVERY BUMP TELLS A STORY.

PORTOBELLO PROMENADE (MEET AT PATH CONTAINER)

ALL AGES WELCOME

Equal Footing

https://portycommunityenergy.wordpress.com/equal-footing-porty/

Facebook /equalfootingporty

Instagram @equalfootingporty
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Dave McCraw @davemccraw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Reminder that, wildly, Edinburgh councillors declined to continue 20mph through Currie because it would make the 1am night bus two minutes slower (there was no impact predicted for day buses except making them much more competitive with private cars):
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Nigel Bagshaw @nigelbagshaw.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The vast majority of people use the buses in Edinburgh. To make sure they get the best service we need more bus gates/bus lanes, bus priority at traffic signals and expansion of bus lane hours. Politically a no-brainer for even the most timid of councillors. www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
edinburghlive.co.uk
Edinburgh bus route sees some journeys increase by nearly 20 minutes in 20 years
The figures come in a report that says new bus lanes, bus gates and other interventions could help bring down journey times across the city
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Businesses that complained the trams were killing Leith now complaining the lack of trams is killing Leith.
Screenshot of Evening News clickbait, headline 'Leith businesses hit by ongoing tram network issues following Princes Street fire.'

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@LaidBackBikes @laidbackbikes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Large SUVs are so common in streets now. This one is from KIA and is around £79k. It's a 6 seater. Battery pack is a massive 100Kwh. Meanwhile we offer the UA at £6.5k with 545Wh battery. Only one can get you through city traffic! 😆 @sw20.info @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social
KIA EV9 - electric SUVThree Urban Arrow FamilyNext cargo bikes. One built and two on pallets to build - direct from Amsterdam via Westerman BV and DFDS. European trade has continued since 2016 depsite government obstacles. 🇪🇺
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Wank, wank, wank, good-guy.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🚨 New research by us! 📣 Most British drivers don't know how dangerous SUVs are to other road users, but adding information to SUV marketing materials seems to do almost nothing to change people's plans to buy SUVs Here's a 🧵 on why harder action is going to be needed 1/10
A mockup SUV advert image with a prototype safety warning
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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 14/06/2026
I am once again going to bang my wee drum about how many folks go and pay to holiday cycling about in a rewilded/tree-lined car-free 15-minute city and don't stop to think for a minute that home could be just like that, after they drive home again from Center Parcs.
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Cornelius Beer & Wine @corneliusbeers.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
BACK - @pilotbeer.co.uk Blue Lady Pale. 5% abv. £3/33cl
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Been watching this on a loop for several minutes now, still laughing.
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SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 02/06/2026
🤩 #VoiBikes expanding to #Portobello & #Cramond soon? --> bsky.app/profile/alas... @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @kate-c.bsky.social @urchaidh.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @olly.world @iammelissa.bsky.social
Scotsman article about the expansion.   Sorry, this is an image, so we can't copy the text in here.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Scenes from Porty beach...
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
#totp
Dickie Davis
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Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
No doubt keen cyclists. Carbon fibre cervelo season is well into swing
A car blocking the cycle lane with a road bike on the roof rack
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Machrie Moor Standing stones, on a rare cloudless sunny day on Arran.
Three large (4 and 5 meter) standing stones, with the hills of north Arran in the background. The sky is a near cloudless blue.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Puts boot through telly. #totp
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The length of time between Porty getting some new dropped kerbs installed, ¹ and some entitled driver blocking it with their ego-pram is, sadly, measured in hours.
Large white SUV parked blocking a newly installed  drop kerb. There are double yellow lines with no loading markings.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 16/05/2026
Superb work from Birdbox www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZHR...
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The Close | Adult Animation Comedy Short Film - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wind farm armada off #Porty Beach.
Four ships carrying huge wind farm components and the cranes to install them lines along the horizon off Porty Beach.
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portyenergy.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Join our weird wheels extravaganza on 31 May to mark the launch of our new handcycle! Bring your bike, cycle with us, then try out some weird & wonderful wheels from hand cycles & cargo bikes to tandems on the prom. #Portobello #cargobikes #handcycle find out more: www.facebook.com/events/21722...
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Distracted boyfriend meme, the Lib Dems, currently hand in hand with "being the smallest party in Holyrood", looking admiringly at "still being the smallest party in Holyrood".
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
You going to show some leadership, @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social, and fix this mess, or just follow your predecessor's example and happily wash your hands of it while blaming someone else.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
i’ve worked in tech more than 20 years. it has never been more ridiculous.
exchange on X 

Christoffer Bjelke @chribjel 
We hired a junior developer to write the simple code, so we don't have to spend a ton of money on tokens for those basic/primitive tasks

Sameer goel @sameer_goel
Great, so now we're optimizing LLM costs by inventing employees again.
Full circle innovation.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/04/2026
Just FYI there’s an account on here called @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social (with over 200k followers) that is posting a bunch of AI slop (including a “Saturn polar hexagon” with 8 sides) and claiming it’s NASA imagery. If you see anything posted by them, it’s likely fake.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Ocean Colour Terminal.
View over Leith western harbour. Breakwater covered in huge yellow offshore wind turbine piles.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
First KitKat harvest of the season waiting to be lifted in Suffolk.
A field which has been prepared for planting, long straight rows of dark brown earth with flat tops in groups of three, with a wider gap between. Faintly, and I do mean faintly, reminiscent of KitKat fingers. Coastal marsh and sea in the background.
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elrondcupboard.bsky.social @elrondcupboard.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
bsky.app/profile/elro...
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This is excellent, and the soup in the cafe is pretty good too.
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Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
James Bond, being played by Sean Connery, waving nonchalantly with cigarette in hand.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Private jet from Edinburgh to Blackpool? Really??
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Chris Camfield (AlliedArmour) @alliedarmour.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Ooh, time to drag this one out again :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbu...
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Danny Boy
YouTube video by Blakwulf
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I have a joke about UDP, but I'm not sure you'll get it.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The only way Reform UK could win a general election is through our first-past-the-post system. If we had proportional representation, the threat would evaporate. We don't have PR because Starmer has blocked it. This allows him to say: vote Labour or you get Farage. Because it's all he has left.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Furious residents say they are being pushed to the ‘brink of financial ruin’ by council wardens **legitimately** ticketing them for parking **illegally, on double yellow lines**, next to their homes.
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
youtu.be/7xUlixFMpUw
youtu.be
Ivor Cutler--- Women of the world take over
YouTube video by Oliver Patrick Loughnan
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/03/2026
SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London
theguardian.com
SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London
TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year Owners of SUVs could face charges to drive in London, after the mayor and transport authorities said they were reviewing the increased danger posed by larger, heavier cars. Proposals to clamp down on the biggest vehicles could come later this year, with Transport for London (TfL) also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut the speed limits on its fastest roads from 50mph to 40mph to tackle road deaths. Continue reading...
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Perfect!
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 12/03/2026
People posting ai images
A blue cartoon man holding up a calculator saying "Look at the sum my calculator did!"
The calculator shows the number four.
There is a pile of used batteries on the ground.
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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 12/03/2026
SUVs like this one, with increased ground clearance, are more likely to ride-up and roll over. As well as 80% more likely to kill a child with increased bonnet heights They also need to end!
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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹 @wgsaraband.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The fundamental flaw of Alex Cole-Hamilton is not that he's English, or a Lib Dem, or anti-independence; but that he is, simply, an insufferable cunt
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Denver is too damn high 🚲 @yodelinghippie.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
By popular demand, a train horn on a bike vs right on red car brain. I kinda suck at editing #bikesky
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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
jesus CHRIST. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite
The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...
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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Spirit of Tasmania ferry being shepherded out of Leith Docks.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry being shepherded out of Leith Docks built two tugs. Tight fit through the harbour lock.
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wingpig @wingpig.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
GLASS WARNING on the Hawkhill Ave slope to the Restalrig Railway Path. Most of it removed but a few bits embedded in ruts in the tarmac. #EdTravCyc
Photo of the zigzag slope connecting the Restalrig Railway Path cycle/walking path to Hawkhill Avenue, Edinburgh.
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