Roseburn Cycle Route

A local group backing plans for a segregated cycle route from Roseburn to Haymarket & through the city centre to Leith Walk

Proud member of @BEST_Edinburgh

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

Video of CCWEL launch event

https://t.co/KJLu7hwerI

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

Community Drop in Session for Roseburn - Canal 🚴🚶🧑‍🦽.

Thursday 31st October

[Helen Todd @HelenRambler]

What a great sight outside Roseburn primary school in #Edinburgh today!
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@BikeBusEdin @SpokesLothian @CyclingEdin

[Spokes CycleCampaign @SpokesLothian]

@LAHinds @AvGeekAlex @Adrian4Davis @BoydJohanna1 @urbaneprofessor @CyclingEdin @edi_dot_bike @EdinReporter @SpokesPorty @nigelbagshaw @AngusEd @RoseburnCycle @thecockburn @davidfkey @greenspacetrust @JarlathFlynn @HelenRambler @SomervellD #Granton tramline #SpokesMtg report

HERE->https://t.co/Om3NcU3lmy

🙋‍♀️The speeches
🙋‍♀️Topics raised in the QA
🙋‍♀️Full meeting video
🙋‍♀️Speaker presentation slides
🙋‍♀️Press articles from The Scotsman (@AlastairDalton); Evening News (@ianswansonen); Edinburgh Reporter (Phyllis Stephen)

[JP @im_a_woodsprite]

What's this, about £30k in billable hours for Balfour Beatty I bet. How you manage to fail to negotiate that corner from a near standstill in a 20mph limit Christ knows. We share the roads with these people. 1 word: BOLLARDS. #CCWEL @edinhelp

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

@iamonabeach @FinlayMcF @JohnfaeScotland Why do you continue to use a picture from during the roadworks when the narrow lanes meant that traffic was closer to the pavement?

[Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @DrScottArthurMP]

Taking a wee look at CCWEL. 😍

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

@JohnfaeScotland @PidginPosting @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur But it was a problem the other way around before

You couldnt turn right out of Russell Rd onto Roseburn St as traffic wouldn't let them out

You used to see various attempts at going slightly left to then do a hard right, which reduced capacity

Maybe the problem is too many 🚘?

[Jennifer Barekat 🇪🇺 @iGamBot]

Wonder if there is any use to find out any of the old stations along the Roseburn Path could be included with in this? @RoseburnCycle

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

@PidginPosting @JohnfaeScotland @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur & with respect to the Roseburn Street / Russell Rd priority, there were regular queues on Russell Rd which were only partially alleviated by the left turn and going round the back streets & out via Roseburn Gardens

I can't see how flipping back the priority would make it better

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

@PidginPosting @JohnfaeScotland @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur Worth also noting how well the traffic (especially buses) is flowing on the main A8, even with the 'All-stop' pedestrian phase at the Tesco lights.

The design of Roseburn Terrace does a good job of deterring illegal parking/'loading' which used to hamper traffic flow.

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

The exhibition on Cycling Activism is well worth a visit (free entry) 👍

[The City of Edinburgh Council @Edinburgh_CC]

Two exhibitions on the history of firefighting and modern cycling activism have opened at the Museum of Edinburgh @EdinCulture!

These exhibitions were co curated with @MuseumScotFire @fire_scot @EdCriticalMass @InfraSisters 🧑‍🚒🚲

Find out more here: https://t.co/8SiamO5q9k

[Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @DrScottArthurMP]

CCWEL at about 3:30pm today. 👍

[Spokes CycleCampaign @SpokesLothian]

Spokes Public Mtg: Granton Tramline
Wed 5 June in @edfoc

Details->https://t.co/J5AUs4Di5k

Speakers:
Roseburn not Road: @LAHinds
Road not Roseburn: #EuanBaxter
#Cycling aspects: @AvGeekAlex
#PublicHealth aspects: @Adrian4Davis
QA chair: @BoydJohanna1

#SpokesMtg @urbaneprofessor

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

@fountainbridge Not sure. There is due to be a fuller impact assessment in due course (after 12 months of 'completion').

This was just an initial response to the specific concerns about queuing on RR/RS

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

Council response to the concerns on traffic queuing on Roseburn St / Russell Rd in the post #CCWEL world 👆

TLDR: the junction is operating as intended, with reduced traffic volumes since pre Covid times, and some small increases in queue lengths...

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

The blocking of the Roseburn Gardend has also impacted traffic movements but has removed 1000s of vehicles from a narrow Residential road, totally unsuitable for thay volume.

& finally, when considering options, the modelleling of alternative OptionB has worse queues on RR/RS

[Roseburn Cycle Route @RoseburnCycle]

Worth noting that the changes to Tesco🚦 were to bring in an 'All stop' phase to allow safe 🚶‍♂️ crossings in all direction

The timings of the lights continue to prioritise the E-W traffic on the A8, which incudes multiple bus routes

The cycle route itself hasnt impacted timings

[Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @DrScottArthurMP]

Melville Crescent gets a second chance

History - CCWEL was supposed to bring street trees and wider sandstone footways to Melville Crescent, and a return of the setted street carriageway (using the setts which currently lie hidden under the existing asphalt surface). It was, however, removed from the project in Autumn 2021 to cut costs.

Good News - We have won £2.1m from Transport Scotland to complete the work.

Why - Not only will the changes create a much more welcoming environment, but they will restore some of the historic features unique to the street’s World Heritage status. What’s more, the project will also benefit people travelling by foot, wheel or bike, complementing the fantastic, world-class CCWEL route.

When - Work will start on April 22nd, and continue until December this year.