Edward Tissiman

Climbs mountains.

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

🧵Everything wrong with Leith Walk - the megathread (June '23). 🧵

[Cycle Law Scotland @law_cycle]

Cyclist injured on Edinburgh’s tram tracks secures compensation after Cycle Law Scotland discover narrow cycle lane on Leith Walk.
Cycle lane measured just 0.33m wide, well below recommended safety standards.
Tram tracks still pose major risk to cyclists.

https://t.co/WHdtVYonNj

[Living Streets Edinburgh @LivingStreetsEd]

W Hotel now breaching promise to restrict vehicle access to "pedestrian" St James Square - surely to no one's surprise?

Two private hires/taxis max are allowed into the Square at any one time: multiple vehicles are now routinely being permitted access (photo from yesterday).🙁

[Glasgow City Council @GlasgowCC]

New @CyclingScotland surveys recorded over 5,000 bikes on Victoria Rd in 48 hrs - with bikes outnumbering cars at all rush hour peaks. Fixed counter data shows strong growth too, including an 81% rise in cycling levels on the East City Way since 2021👇

https://t.co/2hwHAEfDFB

[The City of Edinburgh Council @Edinburgh_CC]

Yesterday we seized stock from three businesses on Princes Street which were obstructing the footway. This confiscation came after repeated warnings.

We'll continue to enforce the rules and make sure our footways are clear and accessible for all.

[oodavid - that bench guy @oodavid]

@NewcastleCC @NewCycling I'm thinking yesterday was a fluke.

This morning (not pictured) I was nearly reversed into by a lifted Ford Raptor.

@NewcastleCC when will you deal with this situation? If it's a worksite, fence it off. If not, prevent this behavior.

[Police Scotland Edinburgh @PSOSEdinburgh]

Road Policing officers are re-appealing to the public for information in relation to a serious crash in Edinburgh on Saturday, 25 October, 2025.

https://t.co/XUqO07hZiU

[road.cc @roadcc]

Taxi driver who left cyclist paralysed after jumping red light avoids jail

The court heard that the driver “did not intend to cause harm” and was “spurred by the pressure of a busy junction”
https://t.co/kxIq9C3ZtR #cycling

[Harry Williams @Harryjwilliamss]

Brand new multi-million pound bin store lane

[Tom Kelly @gowildedinburgh]

Three otters on the Water of Leith at daybreak this morning.

#otters #edinburgh #waterofleith #urbanwildlife

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

@johnrobson87 To be fair the Leith Walk cycle lane still isn't officially open yet ;)

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

The Leith Walk cycle lane has just got even worse.

[John Robson @johnrobson87]

Update the quality cycle infrastructure on Leith Walk has been made less safe by CEC at Balfour Street tram stop headed north.
Caution needed as buffer now so slim there is little wiggle room for error. Hate to think what would happen if motor vehicles moving and clip the kerb.

[John Robson @johnrobson87]

Update the quality cycle infrastructure on Leith Walk has been made less safe by CEC at Balfour Street tram stop headed north.
Caution needed as buffer now so slim there is little wiggle room for error. Hate to think what would happen if motor vehicles moving and clip the kerb.

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

he most requests have come in from people living on Easter Road; the largest waiting list is at West Montgomery Street with 100 people waiting for a spot in 2 hangars.

Thanks to Edinburgh Council for making the data available here:https://t.co/rQorVbtC8G

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

There are now 4,400 people waiting for a spot in a secure cycle hangar in Edinburgh - that figure has grown by nearly 1,000 in just the last year.

My map of hangars and demand can be found here: https://t.co/uXfjRLiMU3

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

There are 1,500 people who have made a request for a hangar on their street and 2,900 people who are on a waiting list for an existing hangar.

Only 1,200 spots are currently provided - the same as last year despite promises to increase the number:https://t.co/X2glEb20U1

[Harry Williams @Harryjwilliamss]

Brother, you have parked on a pavement next to double yellow lines for over half an hour….

I hate LinkedIn

[Forres Mechanics F.C. @TheCansOfficial]

90’ Lossie players have lost the head here, a bit of a scuffle and one of them has been sent off for head butting a Forres player.

#monthecans

[Police Scotland Edinburgh @PSOSEdinburgh]

We are appealing for information following the serious assault of a 46-year-old male cyclist on Blackhall Cycle Path, near to Davidson Mains.

The incident took place around 6.05pm on Tuesday, 2 September, 2025.

Read more: https://t.co/NA2iiQGBoK

[oodavid - that bench guy @oodavid]

Cycling with my 2yo on the back. The new cycle paths in Newcastle are... a carpark?

@NewcastleCC @NewCycling

[Edward Tissiman @edtiss]

@PidginPosting The best example of this was someone claiming that because there are as many cars as households in Edinburgh, that means that 100% of households have a car.

(It's actually only 60%, because some households have more than one car...)