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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 10h

#streetsNOTroads

Mark McIntyre @markjmcintyre.bsky.social · 13h

Let this be the inspiration for cities everywhere.

Photo of a school street in Paris (Rue de l'Arbelete), Christophe Belin / Ville de Paris. A woman can be seen pushing a child's scooter along a street outside a school building in central Paris, newly lined with trees, greenery and abundant street space for children to play and move safely, which has been reclaimed from vehicles.

Photo of children walking down a school street in central Paris. The entire street has been transformed into a fully pedestrianised space, with new planting, bushes, and space for children to walk safely and easily to school. Christophe Belin / Ville de Paris.

A woman cycles down a new school street in Paris, as children gather outside the school's doors. Abundant new planting can be seen in the centre of the new pedestrianised street. Christophe Belin / Ville de Paris.

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SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 20h

Cycling Road Safety Roadshow - free to attend

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@edi.bike @cellysally.bsky.social @bleedingstroke.bsky.social @mhbastian.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social @helenrambler.bsky.social @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @sw20.info

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 1d

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What Seems to be the Problem?

Can we make any progress on transport while we don't recognise there's a problem to be solved and can't recognise solutions?

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 1d

Fascinating #Edinburgh thread

Diarmid Mogg @diarmidmogg.bsky.social · 1d

18 Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh—built around 1820. Eight flats in the stair, over two ground-floor flats. Notable former residents include:

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 1d

😆 @edinburghminute.bsky.social

a man is reading a newspaper that says " one day sale "

Alt: a man is reading a newspaper that says " one day sale "

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 1d

🚲 edi.bike | issue 114 | 13th Sep '25

New plans for Fountainbridge, Dundee St and beyond; South Queensferry High Street project an “opportunity missed”; plus events, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-114-13th-oct-25/

An illustrated visual of a future streetscape, with a wide continuous footway and cycle crossing, wide pavements and pedestrian and cycle users passing by a double decker bus under a clear blue sky.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · May 23

The fleet. Hire one for free @sw20.info

The sw20 hire fleet - evokes to hire for free!

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 2d

#Edinburgh

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 3d

The key is not to expand the space available to cars—that produces sprawl and unwalkable, unlivable cities.

When you restrict the car space, and prioritize space for more efficient modes—that’s when you discover you have space left over for living.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

20 minute neighbourhoods need bus priority measures and a reduction in private cars so buses are much faster and more efficient.

Based on average private car occupancy, there were as many people of the top floor of the bus this photo was taken from as there were in the queue delaying the bus.

Long queue of private cars preventing buses from making progress on Morningside Road - photo from the front of a Lothian Bus. Photo of a lot of private cars on each side of the street and parked shows how much of our public space is devoted to private cars.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

“Balance” bsky.app/profile/sw20...

SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

The balance:

On one side of the scales: Fewer road deaths, injuries, NHS costs, noise; reduced insurance premiums for 20 mph communities; and better conditions for walking and cycling.

On the other: slightly quicker journeys or getting to the back of the next traffic light queue faster?

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

How’d like them apples? 🍎 🍏

The SW20 free-to-hire eCargobike full of apples delivered to WhaleArts.

#apples #bikelife #Edinburgh #cargobikelife #autumn

Apple press being used at WhaleArts, Edinburgh

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Solar Edinburgh @edinburgh.solar.v.cx · 4d

The sun will rise in #Edinburgh #Scotland tomorrow at 7:35, 121 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 18:23, 153 seconds earlier than the day before.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

Ah!

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Longstone Community Council @longstonecc.bsky.social · 5d

So this is what was going on this morning. Union Canal path between Redhall Park turnoff and Kingsknowe Station will be closed each day for the next couple of weeks from 8am - 4.30pm. Cutting back ash trees. Diversion in place. No notice of this in advance 👎🏼 @spokes.org.uk @sw20.info @edi.bike

Union Canal Tree Safety Works: Edinburgh

www.scottishcanals.co.uk

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

Put us out of our misery - which corridor?

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

Single Sheffield stand outside the Co-Op is often full!

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

When telling motorists they can’t pass is so important, you block the only pavement for anyone else who wants to get past too!

#motornormativity in action @ianwalker.bsky.social!

“Road ahead closed” sign blocking the only pavement on a street.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

The balance:

On one side of the scales: Fewer road deaths, injuries, NHS costs, noise; reduced insurance premiums for 20 mph communities; and better conditions for walking and cycling.

On the other: slightly quicker journeys or getting to the back of the next traffic light queue faster?

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Cllr Stephen Jenkinson @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social · 5d

Great news for Wester Hailes — the Post Office has been saved and is now open again! ✉️📮

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Wester Hailes Post Office opens at new location

SAME SHOPPING CENTRE, EXTENDED OPENING HOURS Opens at Plaza News, Unit 23-26 Upper Ground Floor Level, Westside Plaza, Edinburgh, EH14 2SW Monday to Saturday: 9am – 5.30pm 51 hours of Post Office s…

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Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social · 6d

The evidence shows this hasn't happened in Leith - overall traffic levels are down across the area, including on all boundary roads except one.

See evidence & myth buster here:
rd8993.wixsite.com/liveable-leith

HOME | Liveable Leith

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 6d

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Parked car in bike lane - in the council design.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 7d

Space for a few cars or several businesses to have seating? Which is better for the economy?

The Shore, Edinburgh. Car parking, not seating, on both sides of a pretty street.

South Queensferry. Car parking, not seating, on both sides of a pretty street.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 7d

Space for a few cars or several businesses to have seating? Which is better for the economy?

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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 7d

MP praise for Pentlands Men’s Shed

Dr Scott Arthur, MP for Edinburgh South West, recently visited Pentlands Men’s Shed and the Westminster member doubted that any other project in the Capital achieves to much with so little. He added: “I was proud to meet the retired, but certainly not tired,…

MP praise for Pentlands Men’s Shed

Dr Scott Arthur, MP for Edinburgh South West, recently visited Pentlands Men’s Shed and the Westminster member doubted that any other project in the Capital achieves to much with so little. He added: “I was proud to meet the retired, but certainly not tired, gentlemen at the Pentland Men’s Shed. “Using scrap materials and spare time, these resourceful men have created a small community project that not only supports their own well-being but also serves the wider community.

theedinburghreporter.co.uk

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 7d

“we’ve banned pavement parking now, so we can scrimp on the bollards and send an attendant once a week”

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