Blackford Safe Routes
@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
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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Dundee Street and Fountainbridge active travel consultation - response - Blackford Safe Routes
Consultation response to the Dundee St and Fountainbridge active travel project - protected cycle lanes and pedestrian improvements
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We‘ve put together an explainer on floating bus stops, particularly with regard to the transformative Dundee St active travel scheme
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The city of Barcelona has gotten to be one of the best cities in the world for people who love to ride bicycles. The government here has been radically changing the way we move around the city without using vehicles. #progressive #barcelona #bicycles #publictransportation #streetphotography
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The city of Barcelona has gotten to be one of the best cities in the world for people who love to ride bicycles. The government here has been radically changing the way we move around the city without using vehicles. #progressive #barcelona #bicycles #publictransportation #streetphotography
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Active travel in Greater Manchester reached over 700 million trips in 2025, driven by continued investment in the Bee Network. New walking and cycling routes have increased use, with plans for further expansion, School Streets and safer streets across the city-region.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Active travel in Greater Manchester reached over 700 million trips in 2025, driven by continued investment in the Bee Network. New walking and cycling routes have increased use, with plans for further expansion, School Streets and safer streets across the city-region.
news.tfgm.com/press-releas...
news.tfgm.com/press-releas...
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When active travel paths next to public transport developments are an afterthought. Could be so much more useful, if it was built to be accessible by all.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
When active travel paths next to public transport developments are an afterthought. Could be so much more useful, if it was built to be accessible by all.
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Commuter bikes are underrated and maybe even boring.
They start every morning.
They don’t surprise you.
They don’t demand attention
They get you where you need to go.
In 2026, boring is a feature, not a bug.
They start every morning.
They don’t surprise you.
They don’t demand attention
They get you where you need to go.
In 2026, boring is a feature, not a bug.
January 24, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Commuter bikes are underrated and maybe even boring.
They start every morning.
They don’t surprise you.
They don’t demand attention
They get you where you need to go.
In 2026, boring is a feature, not a bug.
They start every morning.
They don’t surprise you.
They don’t demand attention
They get you where you need to go.
In 2026, boring is a feature, not a bug.
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Pedal on Parliament is back!
Sat 30th May 2026. A mass ride from Middle Meadow Walk #Edinburgh to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, starting from 11:30.
Sat 30th May 2026. A mass ride from Middle Meadow Walk #Edinburgh to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, starting from 11:30.
We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Pedal on Parliament is back!
Sat 30th May 2026. A mass ride from Middle Meadow Walk #Edinburgh to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, starting from 11:30.
Sat 30th May 2026. A mass ride from Middle Meadow Walk #Edinburgh to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, starting from 11:30.
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The health angle is different. Car dependency strips mandatory daily movement out of people’s lives. That’s not a fuel problem. It’s a human physiology problem. And it drives obesity, diabetes, heart disease, joint degeneration, depression, and chronic pain at scale.
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 AM
The health angle is different. Car dependency strips mandatory daily movement out of people’s lives. That’s not a fuel problem. It’s a human physiology problem. And it drives obesity, diabetes, heart disease, joint degeneration, depression, and chronic pain at scale.
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Have you ever wondered why the car lobby is always happy to respond to environmental claims, but you never hear them talk about obesity or public health? That asymmetry isn’t accidental. It’s a strategic choice about which fights they can survive.
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Have you ever wondered why the car lobby is always happy to respond to environmental claims, but you never hear them talk about obesity or public health? That asymmetry isn’t accidental. It’s a strategic choice about which fights they can survive.
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Reckon that with about 5-8 bus gates the bus service in Edinburgh would be revolutionised.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Reckon that with about 5-8 bus gates the bus service in Edinburgh would be revolutionised.
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For Leith walk it is important to note that a vocal charity claiming to represent pedestrians demanded that there was no grade separation for the pre-tram sections. Napier study highlights grade separation as a step to aiding recognition of cycle track.
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
For Leith walk it is important to note that a vocal charity claiming to represent pedestrians demanded that there was no grade separation for the pre-tram sections. Napier study highlights grade separation as a step to aiding recognition of cycle track.
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#ClimateChangePlan: good on #transport?
"The answer is NO"
Prof @2760.bsky.social
-> web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/parl...
We agree-> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@michaelmatheson.bsky.social @monicalennon.bsky.social @markruskell.bsky.social @bobdorissnp.bsky.social @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social
"The answer is NO"
Prof @2760.bsky.social
-> web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/parl...
We agree-> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@michaelmatheson.bsky.social @monicalennon.bsky.social @markruskell.bsky.social @bobdorissnp.bsky.social @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Die erste Seilbahn in Paris - Câble C1 Créteil
Langes Video über 36 Minuten mit den kompletten Fahrten -->
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI0D...
#seilbahn #paris #seilbahnen #cablecar #téléphérique #funivia #doppelmayr #garaventa #cwa
Langes Video über 36 Minuten mit den kompletten Fahrten -->
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI0D...
#seilbahn #paris #seilbahnen #cablecar #téléphérique #funivia #doppelmayr #garaventa #cwa
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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If @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social put as much energy into tackling the actual and evidenced danger to people at bus stops 🤔
It’s not normal that this happens on a weekly basis
(Not much content in the article, to save you the bother)
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
(Not much content in the article, to save you the bother)
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh woman rushed to hospital from crash as 'car strikes bus stop'
A man has been charged in connection.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:08 PM
If @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social put as much energy into tackling the actual and evidenced danger to people at bus stops 🤔
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I have no doubt they are undesirable for VI people. I’m not convinced that can be designed-out completely. But the approach has to be a consistent best possible design because BSBs are necessary for wider equality & safety. It just isn’t possible to satisfy the maximalist demands & wider equality.
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I have no doubt they are undesirable for VI people. I’m not convinced that can be designed-out completely. But the approach has to be a consistent best possible design because BSBs are necessary for wider equality & safety. It just isn’t possible to satisfy the maximalist demands & wider equality.
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We are up & trucking for the year ahead. First snowdrops appearing in the park. Value to wildlife? As they flower so early, snowdrops do not rely on pollinators to reproduce. Instead, they spread via bulb division, though they may still be visited by bees & other insects on a particularly warm day.
January 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
We are up & trucking for the year ahead. First snowdrops appearing in the park. Value to wildlife? As they flower so early, snowdrops do not rely on pollinators to reproduce. Instead, they spread via bulb division, though they may still be visited by bees & other insects on a particularly warm day.
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The vast majority of people use the buses in Edinburgh. To make sure they get the best service we need more bus gates/bus lanes, bus priority at traffic signals and expansion of bus lane hours. Politically a no-brainer for even the most timid of councillors.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh bus route sees some journeys increase by nearly 20 minutes in 20 years
The figures come in a report that says new bus lanes, bus gates and other interventions could help bring down journey times across the city
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The vast majority of people use the buses in Edinburgh. To make sure they get the best service we need more bus gates/bus lanes, bus priority at traffic signals and expansion of bus lane hours. Politically a no-brainer for even the most timid of councillors.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
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Pedal on Parliament is back
Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling to make Scotland a cycle-friendly country!" In this election year they are planning a protest ride on 30 May 2026 at…
Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling to make Scotland a cycle-friendly country!" In this election year they are planning a protest ride on 30 May 2026 at…
Pedal on Parliament is back
Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling to make Scotland a cycle-friendly country!" In this election year they are planning a protest ride on 30 May 2026 at 11.30am to bring their demands to the attention of the newly elected politicians at Holyrood. …
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Pedal on Parliament is back
Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling to make Scotland a cycle-friendly country!" In this election year they are planning a protest ride on 30 May 2026 at…
Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling to make Scotland a cycle-friendly country!" In this election year they are planning a protest ride on 30 May 2026 at…
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@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social know the way
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social know the way
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Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS:
https://goodlaw.social/ym7q
https://goodlaw.social/ym7q
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS:
https://goodlaw.social/ym7q
https://goodlaw.social/ym7q
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January 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Chambers Street, #Edinburgh.
Cramped footpaths no longer. Camden Council plans to pedestrianize the street in front of the British Museum.
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Chambers Street, #Edinburgh.
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We have over 2,000 cyclists a day passing the Omni Centre bus stops - if they were as dangerous as some suggest then the paper would be full of stories of people getting badly injured. The same for Leith Walk - a significant *reduction* in pedestrian casualties now the trams and cycle lanes are in.
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We have over 2,000 cyclists a day passing the Omni Centre bus stops - if they were as dangerous as some suggest then the paper would be full of stories of people getting badly injured. The same for Leith Walk - a significant *reduction* in pedestrian casualties now the trams and cycle lanes are in.
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All roads lead to a congestion charge, network wide bus priority measures, fully segregated and safe active network without gaps and more tram routes.
Fixed it for you.
Fixed it for you.
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
All roads lead to a congestion charge, network wide bus priority measures, fully segregated and safe active network without gaps and more tram routes.
Fixed it for you.
Fixed it for you.
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Also listen to what Jane Harris says about how the LTN transformed the street for her, her neighbours and her husband who uses a wheelchair
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Also listen to what Jane Harris says about how the LTN transformed the street for her, her neighbours and her husband who uses a wheelchair
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Listen to Derek Clifford, 50 year longstanding resident of Bethnal Green, talk about the transformative effect of the LTN residents just saved from being ripped out. #LTNs #StreetsForPeople
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Listen to Derek Clifford, 50 year longstanding resident of Bethnal Green, talk about the transformative effect of the LTN residents just saved from being ripped out. #LTNs #StreetsForPeople