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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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Solar Edinburgh @edinburgh.solar.v.cx · 3h

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 · 1d

Ah!

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Longstone Community Council @longstonecc.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

Put us out of our misery - which corridor?

SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 1d

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

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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

nen.press/wester-haile...

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 · 2d

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

rd8993.wixsite.com

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 2d

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Parked car in bike lane - in the council design.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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

SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

bsky.app/profile/sw20... see here 👀

SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

Removing bollards and allowing cars to park where they want will not be successful.

Actual layout now including bollards to prevent pavement parking.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

Counterflow cycling is welcome and maybe some additional space for pedestrians (if the pavements can be kept clear)?

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

Removing bollards and allowing cars to park where they want will not be successful.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 3d

At least it’s realistic - any design is usually littered by cars without putting in bollards.

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Engineer Like A Girl @engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social · 3d

This is amazing! A colleague found it in her cavity wall whilst doing some DIY. A newspaper article from the 1960s bemoaning the introduction of some 50mph speed limits. "Poor British Motorists" - some things never change, do they?!

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SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 4d

🙋 Survey: reopening #SouthSub railway 🚆

Info & QA --> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@edi.bike @mhbastian.bsky.social @kmarxette.bsky.social @markboggis.bsky.social @nigelbagshaw.bsky.social @macinteresting.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social

map of tram/train proposals for South Sub rail line, by Heriot Watt masters students

Reopening the South Sub: Have your say!
Background

The Edinburgh South Suburban Railway (South Sub) opened in 1884 as part of the Suburban Circle, serving Edinburgh’s southern suburbs. It had 7 stations, and passed through Gorgie, Craiglockhart, Morningside, Blackford Hill, Newington, Duddingston, and Portobello, with connections to Waverley, Haymarket, Abbeyhill, and Piershill. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1962, but the line continues to carry rail freight.

Project Description

Edinburgh and the Lothians are Scotland’s fastest-growing region, and traffic congestion in the city is among the worst in the UK, which is only going to worsen with a fast growing population. To help people move around more efficiently, reduce car use, and support sustainable growth, Edinburgh needs to explore mass transit options.

In 2025, Heriot-Watt masters students proposed the "South Sub Tram-Train," connecting directly to the Edinburgh tram network near Murrayfield Stadium and linking west to east Edinburgh through the city’s south, from Gorgie to Portobello. This would improve access to jobs, education, and healthcare, reduce car use, and support urban regeneration, similar to the benefits seen in Leith after previous tram extensions.

Reopening the South Sub is a cost-effective solution because much of the railway infrastructure already exists. This means lower construction costs and less disruption compared with building on-street tram lines.

The South Sub Tram-Train would offer a fast, reliable service largely unaffected by road congestion. There is also potential to connect at Cameron Toll to the North–South tram extension, providing direct travel from the South Sub to the BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 4d

Preferably many!

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 4d

20 minute neighbourhoods need green spaces.

#Edinburgh has the Pentlands.

Sign at Clubbiedean’s Cafe with a poem:

“The more we tramp these breezy uplands,
the more friendly they become;

and the more we love then, the more they give to us, their call is unmistakable

and their appeal is as varied as the sky of an April day”

Will Grant
The call of the Pentlands
1927

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 4d

Enforcement isn’t sustainable - you’d need someone there 24/7.

That’s where you need real 24/7 enforcement with @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social! ♟️

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 4d

🚲 edi.bike | issue 113 | 6th Sep '25

Roseburn Link wins award, date for @infrasisters.bsky.social Glow Ride, and a bicycle beset by barnacles from @wolct.bsky.social; plus events, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-113-6th-oct-25/

#bikeSky

A bicycle is posed on a wet set of concrete steps; it is almost entirely encrusted with barnacles. Another, non-dredged-up bicycle leans against a step in the background.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 5d

(Closing Bridge Road, Colinton would be difficult. But perhaps some occasional Sunday morning pedestrianisation or a Bus Gate could make this more ocal High Street and less a through road. #StreetsNOTroads)

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