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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February 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
“One more lane…”
NEVER FIXES IT!
NEVER FIXES IT!
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“One more lane…”
NEVER FIXES IT!
NEVER FIXES IT!
Don’t teach road safety, design safe systems
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Don’t teach road safety, design safe systems
Could we please see a pro-congestion charge piece in the press, explaining all the benefits, like the ones they saw in New York
Would be better than being negative about the negative
Would be better than being negative about the negative
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Could we please see a pro-congestion charge piece in the press, explaining all the benefits, like the ones they saw in New York
Would be better than being negative about the negative
Would be better than being negative about the negative
And here’s the front 😢
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
And here’s the front 😢
In case anyone had any doubts on the visibility from the driver’s position in an SUV - it’s not even possible to see the bonnet, never mind a child
(the new Toyota Highlander e-SUV)
(the new Toyota Highlander e-SUV)
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In case anyone had any doubts on the visibility from the driver’s position in an SUV - it’s not even possible to see the bonnet, never mind a child
(the new Toyota Highlander e-SUV)
(the new Toyota Highlander e-SUV)
Also, efficient transport appears empty
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Also, efficient transport appears empty
Here’s the Edinburgh Evening News with an image of a bus stop that was built during lockdown, THAT DOESN’T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE 🙄
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Here’s the Edinburgh Evening News with an image of a bus stop that was built during lockdown, THAT DOESN’T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE 🙄
There are two very noticeable “dead zones” in the New Town and the Cowgate
Could we get these rectified?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
Could we get these rectified?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
There are two very noticeable “dead zones” in the New Town and the Cowgate
Could we get these rectified?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
Could we get these rectified?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
There are more modal-filters* in Edinburgh than you might think!
It’s almost like they’re not controversial!
*strategic closure to motor traffic
Fun map to explore:
www.lowtrafficneighbourhoods.org/map/modalfil...
It’s almost like they’re not controversial!
*strategic closure to motor traffic
Fun map to explore:
www.lowtrafficneighbourhoods.org/map/modalfil...
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
There are more modal-filters* in Edinburgh than you might think!
It’s almost like they’re not controversial!
*strategic closure to motor traffic
Fun map to explore:
www.lowtrafficneighbourhoods.org/map/modalfil...
It’s almost like they’re not controversial!
*strategic closure to motor traffic
Fun map to explore:
www.lowtrafficneighbourhoods.org/map/modalfil...
Post a sign from your country that tells a story about how they treat their roads.
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Post a sign from your country that tells a story about how they treat their roads.
Entitlement.
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Entitlement.
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
Fantastic deputation today at Edinburgh council’s Transport & Environment committee from Royal Park Terrace residents
They’re asking for a modal filter* in their street to prevent rat-running - a street that includes a school & care home & suffers from intrusive traffic trying to bypass London Rd
They’re asking for a modal filter* in their street to prevent rat-running - a street that includes a school & care home & suffers from intrusive traffic trying to bypass London Rd
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Fantastic deputation today at Edinburgh council’s Transport & Environment committee from Royal Park Terrace residents
They’re asking for a modal filter* in their street to prevent rat-running - a street that includes a school & care home & suffers from intrusive traffic trying to bypass London Rd
They’re asking for a modal filter* in their street to prevent rat-running - a street that includes a school & care home & suffers from intrusive traffic trying to bypass London Rd
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianisation pilot project in 1962
What could we do to fix ours?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
What could we do to fix ours?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianisation pilot project in 1962
What could we do to fix ours?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
What could we do to fix ours?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Tarmac everything, then drivers will be able to take the shortest route everywhere
“All these roads, but nowhere to go”
“All these roads, but nowhere to go”
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Tarmac everything, then drivers will be able to take the shortest route everywhere
“All these roads, but nowhere to go”
“All these roads, but nowhere to go”
That claim on there being a useful “home made” extra lane looks a bit dubious / clickbaity though:
You’d have to drive through a lamppost and a set of traffic lights to make use of it
You’d have to drive through a lamppost and a set of traffic lights to make use of it
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
That claim on there being a useful “home made” extra lane looks a bit dubious / clickbaity though:
You’d have to drive through a lamppost and a set of traffic lights to make use of it
You’d have to drive through a lamppost and a set of traffic lights to make use of it
Terrible desecration of the Mumbai coastline
“Urban motorways are a discredited solution to traffic congestion, dating back to the 1960s [and] congested US cities, ignoring the need for public transport infrastructure and forcing more people to buy cars”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“Urban motorways are a discredited solution to traffic congestion, dating back to the 1960s [and] congested US cities, ignoring the need for public transport infrastructure and forcing more people to buy cars”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Terrible desecration of the Mumbai coastline
“Urban motorways are a discredited solution to traffic congestion, dating back to the 1960s [and] congested US cities, ignoring the need for public transport infrastructure and forcing more people to buy cars”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“Urban motorways are a discredited solution to traffic congestion, dating back to the 1960s [and] congested US cities, ignoring the need for public transport infrastructure and forcing more people to buy cars”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
How does that fit with council plans for a crossing at the top of Ashley Tce, as part of the Dundee St / Fountainbridge active travel scheme?
Due for implementation around 2028*
Due for implementation around 2028*
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
How does that fit with council plans for a crossing at the top of Ashley Tce, as part of the Dundee St / Fountainbridge active travel scheme?
Due for implementation around 2028*
Due for implementation around 2028*
Valleyfield St: closed, signed diversion for bikes via the only viable alternative, Glengyle Tce
Glengyle Tce: NCN 74 cycleway closed with a sign saying, “use Valleyfield Street”
WTAF?
#EdTravCycl
@cllrbenparker.bsky.social
@edi.bike
Glengyle Tce: NCN 74 cycleway closed with a sign saying, “use Valleyfield Street”
WTAF?
#EdTravCycl
@cllrbenparker.bsky.social
@edi.bike
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Valleyfield St: closed, signed diversion for bikes via the only viable alternative, Glengyle Tce
Glengyle Tce: NCN 74 cycleway closed with a sign saying, “use Valleyfield Street”
WTAF?
#EdTravCycl
@cllrbenparker.bsky.social
@edi.bike
Glengyle Tce: NCN 74 cycleway closed with a sign saying, “use Valleyfield Street”
WTAF?
#EdTravCycl
@cllrbenparker.bsky.social
@edi.bike
Quite a lot of speeding goods vehicles in Holyrood park - where they are prohibited 🤔
Only 12% of drivers keeping to the limit
Only 12% of drivers keeping to the limit
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Quite a lot of speeding goods vehicles in Holyrood park - where they are prohibited 🤔
Only 12% of drivers keeping to the limit
Only 12% of drivers keeping to the limit
We also wouldn’t need quite so much mediaeval “Hostile Vehicle* Management”
*a vehicle cannot be “hostile”, only a driver can do that
**these caltrops style barriers look like they could impale a cyclist that caught one
*a vehicle cannot be “hostile”, only a driver can do that
**these caltrops style barriers look like they could impale a cyclist that caught one
January 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
We also wouldn’t need quite so much mediaeval “Hostile Vehicle* Management”
*a vehicle cannot be “hostile”, only a driver can do that
**these caltrops style barriers look like they could impale a cyclist that caught one
*a vehicle cannot be “hostile”, only a driver can do that
**these caltrops style barriers look like they could impale a cyclist that caught one
You are not stuck in traffic. You are the traffic
January 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
You are not stuck in traffic. You are the traffic
Isn’t advertising by fossil-fuel-based companies banned on @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ‘s property?
What’s going on?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
@chasbooth.bsky.social
@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social
What’s going on?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
@chasbooth.bsky.social
@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Isn’t advertising by fossil-fuel-based companies banned on @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ‘s property?
What’s going on?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
@chasbooth.bsky.social
@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social
What’s going on?
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
@chasbooth.bsky.social
@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social
Think what this could be without the car storage
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Think what this could be without the car storage
“Lycra clad speeders”
“Cycling lobby”
“Deliveroo employees”
“Cycling lobby”
“Deliveroo employees”
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Lycra clad speeders”
“Cycling lobby”
“Deliveroo employees”
“Cycling lobby”
“Deliveroo employees”