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Blackford Safe Routes
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Campaign for safe routes to school in Edinburgh. Run by the Travel Committee of James Gillespie’s Primary School and friends

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These vehicles pose significantly greater safety risks, with children *eight times* more likely to die if struck by an SUV and cyclists suffering much more severe injuries

Market St, Edinburgh. Right outside the busy Waverley station entrance

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The driver of a black BMW SUV has overrun the parking bay and knocked over a concrete bollard. The SUV is on the pavement and has been partly lifted up by the bollard. The front of the vehicle is crumpled. It has a vanity licence plate GLS 7. The pavement and road are damp. There are sandstone city centre buildings in the background. The zigzag white no parking lines of a pedestrian crossing can be seen
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Leith Walk earlier this afternoon

#EdinburghHaar
#NoFilter
A street with a tram line glissens as slightly wet. It is foggy with low sun. The buildings, people, lampposts, cars are all in silhouette. The image appears black and white, except for one grew traffic light
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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No one drives a vehicle like this in “the wilderness” - not even in America
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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For example, the Gardeners Crescent junction could easily have been a roundabout with protected lanes - giving true priority to walking and cycling
Mock up visualisation of the Gardners Crescent junction. There are bike lanes round the outside of the entire junction. There are traffic signals controlling it all. There are a lot of people walking and cycling. There are two (!) cars shown, is this realistic?
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Cyclists should stay in the bike lane

The bike lane
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Another cracking bike-bus this morning. So good for the kids to get out after yesterday’s biblical rain ☔️

Big thanks to PC Bowden for accompanying the crowd 👮🏻‍♂️
Kids riding in a group to school. They pass between two sets of planters, forming a modal traffic filter that keeps people safe. There are some adults following behind. The road is shiny after all the rain. The sky is dark grey
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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One year after a horrific road death in the Cowgate, what have Edinburgh council done?

Excellent protest from Critical Mass, on a dreich day!

Great to see @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social & @chasbooth.bsky.social speak to protesters

@edcriticalmass.bsky.social
Sodden protesters outside the City Chambers. There is a banner saying “delays cost lives. Support active travel now”. The protesters are holding up a street sign “Cowgate” and some clock faces Sodden protesters outside the City Chambers speak to the Transport Convenor, Councillor Stephen Jenkinson Sodden protesters outside the City Chambers. There is a banner saying “delays cost lives. Support active travel now”. The protesters are holding up a street sign “Cowgate” and some clock faces
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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The bottleneck:
Infographic showing a multilane congested road entering a city. Widening the road doesn’t help. But converting the same road to sustainable transportation solves the problem
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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A really excellent deputation from Spokes on the A701/2 “relief” roads

Particularly the section on “induced demand” 👏👏👏

@spokes.org.uk
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Does anyone know what this app is?
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Long nights road “safety”:

Cyclists: dress up in head-to-toe hiviz to look like a clown

Drivers: Sucker a 14” tablet to your ratty Corsa windscreen, right in the driver’s view

Safety is a “shared responsibility” 😡

Enforcement? @policescotland.bsky.social
A small red car, looking through the passenger front window. There is a tablet stuck to the windscreen, lit up and being interacted with. It blocks the driver’s view of the road
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The current state of Duddingston Liw Road after rockfall

So it can be done!
A road closed with high fencing, leaving only a narrow pavement open. A layer of thick gravel has been placed on the carriageway to absorb the impact of rocks. There is a non-recommended “cyclists dismount” sign (not all cyclists can easily dismount)
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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It’s almost like cities weren’t meant for cars. Time for the council to stop accommodating them
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Leamington Tce closed at the top, for the nth gazillionth time, for repairs to the giant holes that have there for decades 😳

No need for through-traffic there, why not leave it closed? The 🌍 hasn’t ended, every time it has been shut!

Passable by bike and foot

#EdTravCyc #bikeSky
Urban street ended in a T junction, closed to cars by cones and signs. A park with autumnal trees in the backdrop. The sky is blue with light clouds
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Moody and dramatic autumnal scenes for today’s bike-bus! 🍁🍂

What a great way to start the day!
A group of kids on bikes about to cross a street. The black tarmac has a sheen to it, and there are orange and yellow leaves scattered on it. In the distance, the short hill on the route to school. On the left, some modern flats. The sky is light blue, with white, light grey, and dark grey clouds
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Falkirk
A person rolls an electric mobility scooter along a wide bidirectional segregated cycleway in Falkirk, Scotland. Another person walks on the pavement. There are lush trees either side of the road. There is a round blue road sign with a bicycle and pedestrian logo on it
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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It’s not the ladder that’s stopping people from doing this here…
A person rides a bike along the hard shoulder of road, carrying a long ladder at a slight angle. They are wearing a red jacket and hi-viz vest. It looks like an African or Caribbean nation
October 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Safe cycling routes enable hard-working locals & immigrants to get to work, adding real value to the economy
Picture of post which says, “shout out to the Fillipino sailors and dock workers I regularly encounter on the cycle paths. Absolute lads”
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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These guys?
3 Sumo wrestlers, dressed in traditional costume, ride Lime hire bikes along a street in London
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Gentle reminder
Chalk drawing on a path. There’s a picture of the Earth. Above it in red chalk, “SAVE OUR PLANET!” Below, stick drawings of a bike and a car. A blue tick next to the bike. A red cross next to the car
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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👏👏👏
October 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Fab to see the bike racks full and shot of the group passing the “famous” conker tree
The inside of a covered bike rack. There are two rows of Sheffield stands. Every bike stand is occupied by mostly kids bikes In the distance, kids cycle in a group towards the camera, taking up the whole lane. The street is straight and slightly damp. There are trees overhanging the street, with leaves turning yellow (and the famous Conker tree)
October 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Kids out in force for today’s bike-bus!

Reclaiming the streets for the best start! 😍

Thanks also to local PC Lawrence accompanying the crew by bike👮🏻‍♂️🚲
October 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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One of the best things about living in Scotland is you’re never more than a bike ride away from the sea
Landscape view looking through trees, with a brown hedge in the foreground. The sea and some islands are visible in the distance
September 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM