Living Streets Edinburgh
@livingstreetsedi.bsky.social
Promoting Everyday Walking in Edinburgh.
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UPDATE: Our request to clean this up (ref 102000028595) was 'completed' at 6.39am this morning. This is the site today as of 3pm. Can @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social please explain what is going on here at Marine Esplanade? @katrinafaccenda.bsky.social #littering #flytipping
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
UPDATE: Our request to clean this up (ref 102000028595) was 'completed' at 6.39am this morning. This is the site today as of 3pm. Can @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social please explain what is going on here at Marine Esplanade? @katrinafaccenda.bsky.social #littering #flytipping
How are you finding the Edinburgh Voi bike hire scheme ? Do you use it ? When you are a pedestrian are poorly parked bikes making it difficult for you to walk on pavements etc ?
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How are you finding the Edinburgh Voi bike hire scheme ? Do you use it ? When you are a pedestrian are poorly parked bikes making it difficult for you to walk on pavements etc ?
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
Shocking litter in Seafield, along the whole of Marine Esplanade, which is supposed to be a walking route from Portobello Beach... how long before this all ends up in the sea? @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Shocking litter in Seafield, along the whole of Marine Esplanade, which is supposed to be a walking route from Portobello Beach... how long before this all ends up in the sea? @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social
Big 'Road Safety Delivery' report at Edinburgh's Transport and Environment Committee on 12/11. It also covers speed limits, school travel plans and pedestrian crossings.
You can read the agenda & our deputation calling for more resources and priority for these areas via:- bit.ly/4p50ns4
You can read the agenda & our deputation calling for more resources and priority for these areas via:- bit.ly/4p50ns4
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Big 'Road Safety Delivery' report at Edinburgh's Transport and Environment Committee on 12/11. It also covers speed limits, school travel plans and pedestrian crossings.
You can read the agenda & our deputation calling for more resources and priority for these areas via:- bit.ly/4p50ns4
You can read the agenda & our deputation calling for more resources and priority for these areas via:- bit.ly/4p50ns4
If you live, work, visit or travel through the Barnton area of Edinburgh then you may want to look at the 'active travel' scheme proposed by the Council.
Click on the link for details:- bit.ly/47L2bPM
Click on the link for details:- bit.ly/47L2bPM
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you live, work, visit or travel through the Barnton area of Edinburgh then you may want to look at the 'active travel' scheme proposed by the Council.
Click on the link for details:- bit.ly/47L2bPM
Click on the link for details:- bit.ly/47L2bPM
Living Streets Edinburgh Group celebrate a picture of a roadworks sign in the carriageway leaving the pavement clear. Thanks to Longstone Community Council for sharing.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Living Streets Edinburgh Group celebrate a picture of a roadworks sign in the carriageway leaving the pavement clear. Thanks to Longstone Community Council for sharing.
LSEG have posted a short briefing about the Edinburgh, Fountainbridge "active travel" project and the main issues we see affecting pedestrians. It also includes some detailed information from the Council's consultants on changes to the widths of pavements. To read more click here:- bit.ly/4quWBcZ
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
LSEG have posted a short briefing about the Edinburgh, Fountainbridge "active travel" project and the main issues we see affecting pedestrians. It also includes some detailed information from the Council's consultants on changes to the widths of pavements. To read more click here:- bit.ly/4quWBcZ
A senior project manager from Edinburgh Council will join the online meeting to talk about the plans and answer your questions.
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A senior project manager from Edinburgh Council will join the online meeting to talk about the plans and answer your questions.
LSEG are pleased to host an online meeting to hear about what Edinburgh Council's Dundee Street/Fountainbridge active travel scheme means for walking and wheeling.
Join us at 2.00pm, Monday, 3 November on Zoom- book your place here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us at 2.00pm, Monday, 3 November on Zoom- book your place here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
LSEG are pleased to host an online meeting to hear about what Edinburgh Council's Dundee Street/Fountainbridge active travel scheme means for walking and wheeling.
Join us at 2.00pm, Monday, 3 November on Zoom- book your place here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us at 2.00pm, Monday, 3 November on Zoom- book your place here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Work has been ongoing at the George IV Bridge, Edinburgh for approaching 5 years. Recent research by the Edinburgh Inquirer suggests that external construction work could be complete by March 2026.
Do you think we will get a proper pavement back then ?
Do you think we will get a proper pavement back then ?
October 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Work has been ongoing at the George IV Bridge, Edinburgh for approaching 5 years. Recent research by the Edinburgh Inquirer suggests that external construction work could be complete by March 2026.
Do you think we will get a proper pavement back then ?
Do you think we will get a proper pavement back then ?
Living Streets Edinburgh has published details of four specific changes we want political parties and candidates to committ to ahead of the Holyrood 2026 elections:-
Engine Idling
Continential Style Zebra Crossings
Roadworks
Safety Cameras
Read full details via this link:- t.co/MxegwOREJH
Engine Idling
Continential Style Zebra Crossings
Roadworks
Safety Cameras
Read full details via this link:- t.co/MxegwOREJH
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Living Streets Edinburgh has published details of four specific changes we want political parties and candidates to committ to ahead of the Holyrood 2026 elections:-
Engine Idling
Continential Style Zebra Crossings
Roadworks
Safety Cameras
Read full details via this link:- t.co/MxegwOREJH
Engine Idling
Continential Style Zebra Crossings
Roadworks
Safety Cameras
Read full details via this link:- t.co/MxegwOREJH
Some speed and red light cameras in Edinburgh have been ‘bagged’ for more than five years. This doesn't deter and detect illegal traffic offences ?
You can download a list of bagged speed cameras in Edinburgh from our recent FOI request. Click on this link to our website:-
bit.ly/47Vjm2W
You can download a list of bagged speed cameras in Edinburgh from our recent FOI request. Click on this link to our website:-
bit.ly/47Vjm2W
September 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Some speed and red light cameras in Edinburgh have been ‘bagged’ for more than five years. This doesn't deter and detect illegal traffic offences ?
You can download a list of bagged speed cameras in Edinburgh from our recent FOI request. Click on this link to our website:-
bit.ly/47Vjm2W
You can download a list of bagged speed cameras in Edinburgh from our recent FOI request. Click on this link to our website:-
bit.ly/47Vjm2W
If you use the Polwarth Junction, Edinburgh you may want to give the council your views on the proposed project. Click on this link bit.ly/3VgYR9q
Closes Sunday 21st September.
Closes Sunday 21st September.
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you use the Polwarth Junction, Edinburgh you may want to give the council your views on the proposed project. Click on this link bit.ly/3VgYR9q
Closes Sunday 21st September.
Closes Sunday 21st September.
Busy streets require wider pavements. How to manage high flow pedestrian streets is a topic in the "Business Bulletin" at Edinburgh's Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday 11/9. We've sent a written deputation with concerns and urge Councillors to ask officers to re-consider.
September 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Busy streets require wider pavements. How to manage high flow pedestrian streets is a topic in the "Business Bulletin" at Edinburgh's Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday 11/9. We've sent a written deputation with concerns and urge Councillors to ask officers to re-consider.
It was great to visit Equal Footing Porty's obstacle course at the Big Beach Busk, Portobello, Edinburgh. Going round the course helped the able bodied gain insight into what travel is like for a wheelchair user. It highlighted why the work to survey dropped kerbs in Portobello is so important.
August 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It was great to visit Equal Footing Porty's obstacle course at the Big Beach Busk, Portobello, Edinburgh. Going round the course helped the able bodied gain insight into what travel is like for a wheelchair user. It highlighted why the work to survey dropped kerbs in Portobello is so important.
LSEG are delighted to see these improvements at Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh. Guardrails gone and dropped kerb installed. Edinburgh Council has a budget to fund small improvements like this(LTIP).
Tell us your suggestions and we'll forward them. Contact us at [email protected]
Tell us your suggestions and we'll forward them. Contact us at [email protected]
August 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
LSEG are delighted to see these improvements at Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh. Guardrails gone and dropped kerb installed. Edinburgh Council has a budget to fund small improvements like this(LTIP).
Tell us your suggestions and we'll forward them. Contact us at [email protected]
Tell us your suggestions and we'll forward them. Contact us at [email protected]
We were delighted to see these improvements at Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh. Guardrails gone and dropped kerb installed. Edinburgh Council has a budget to fund small improvements like this (LTIP).
Tell us your suggestions and forward them. You can contact us at [email protected]
Tell us your suggestions and forward them. You can contact us at [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We were delighted to see these improvements at Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh. Guardrails gone and dropped kerb installed. Edinburgh Council has a budget to fund small improvements like this (LTIP).
Tell us your suggestions and forward them. You can contact us at [email protected]
Tell us your suggestions and forward them. You can contact us at [email protected]
Edinburgh Council are starting a dockless bike hire scheme soon. LSEG is very aware - as we think the council is - of the problems that there have been elsewhere with dockless bikes littering pavements and crossings causing a hazard for pedestrians, especially blind people. Good enforcement vital.
August 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Edinburgh Council are starting a dockless bike hire scheme soon. LSEG is very aware - as we think the council is - of the problems that there have been elsewhere with dockless bikes littering pavements and crossings causing a hazard for pedestrians, especially blind people. Good enforcement vital.
Edinburgh Welcomes Pedestrians !
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August 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Edinburgh Welcomes Pedestrians !
If you like to keep in touch with our campaigns you can click on this link to sign-up for our occasional newsletters.
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If you like to keep in touch with our campaigns you can click on this link to sign-up for our occasional newsletters.
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Enforcing Speed Limits is grossly undermined by the current financial rules for safety cameras.
We’ve asked the Transport Minister to ensure that revenue from penalties goes to the enforcement authority, not the UK Treasury bit.ly/4mEjR5B
We’ve asked the Transport Minister to ensure that revenue from penalties goes to the enforcement authority, not the UK Treasury bit.ly/4mEjR5B
August 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Enforcing Speed Limits is grossly undermined by the current financial rules for safety cameras.
We’ve asked the Transport Minister to ensure that revenue from penalties goes to the enforcement authority, not the UK Treasury bit.ly/4mEjR5B
We’ve asked the Transport Minister to ensure that revenue from penalties goes to the enforcement authority, not the UK Treasury bit.ly/4mEjR5B
It was brilliant to see the Cowgate, Edinburgh (almost) traffic-free on Sunday afternoon: such an improvement for both safety and pleasure from previous years!
How are the Edinburgh Council Summertime Streets traffic plans (bit.ly/3GegCSX) working for you?
How are the Edinburgh Council Summertime Streets traffic plans (bit.ly/3GegCSX) working for you?
August 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It was brilliant to see the Cowgate, Edinburgh (almost) traffic-free on Sunday afternoon: such an improvement for both safety and pleasure from previous years!
How are the Edinburgh Council Summertime Streets traffic plans (bit.ly/3GegCSX) working for you?
How are the Edinburgh Council Summertime Streets traffic plans (bit.ly/3GegCSX) working for you?
Tollcross’s busiest bus stop at Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh is to close for a week.
It is said to be for “safety reasons”; but it has also been suggested it’s to enhance red carpet treatment for celebrities. You can read the full Edinburgh Reporter story by clicking on the link:- bit.ly/452CPgr
It is said to be for “safety reasons”; but it has also been suggested it’s to enhance red carpet treatment for celebrities. You can read the full Edinburgh Reporter story by clicking on the link:- bit.ly/452CPgr
August 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Tollcross’s busiest bus stop at Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh is to close for a week.
It is said to be for “safety reasons”; but it has also been suggested it’s to enhance red carpet treatment for celebrities. You can read the full Edinburgh Reporter story by clicking on the link:- bit.ly/452CPgr
It is said to be for “safety reasons”; but it has also been suggested it’s to enhance red carpet treatment for celebrities. You can read the full Edinburgh Reporter story by clicking on the link:- bit.ly/452CPgr
This informal zebra crossing is on an unadopted road outside the Scottish Parliament building. It reminds us that they are not legal yet in Scotland on adopted side roads. A job for the Scottish Government "To-Do" list once the holidays are over ?
July 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This informal zebra crossing is on an unadopted road outside the Scottish Parliament building. It reminds us that they are not legal yet in Scotland on adopted side roads. A job for the Scottish Government "To-Do" list once the holidays are over ?
If you work, live in or visit Lochend Edinburgh then you may want to get involved in a community road safety campaign. Click on the link for full details:- www.livingrent.org/campaignday_...
July 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
If you work, live in or visit Lochend Edinburgh then you may want to get involved in a community road safety campaign. Click on the link for full details:- www.livingrent.org/campaignday_...
Living Streets Edinburgh is delighted that some Old Town streets, including the Cowgate, will have significant traffic restrictions this summer. See:- bit.ly/3GegCSX
Pavements get overwhelmed with pedestrian numbers during the festivals. We have been asking Edinburgh Council for this for years.
Pavements get overwhelmed with pedestrian numbers during the festivals. We have been asking Edinburgh Council for this for years.
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Living Streets Edinburgh is delighted that some Old Town streets, including the Cowgate, will have significant traffic restrictions this summer. See:- bit.ly/3GegCSX
Pavements get overwhelmed with pedestrian numbers during the festivals. We have been asking Edinburgh Council for this for years.
Pavements get overwhelmed with pedestrian numbers during the festivals. We have been asking Edinburgh Council for this for years.