Cycling advocacy and Edinburgh citizen.
Joined April 2014
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25 Aug 2024
@edinhelp The cycle signal on the Northbound cycleway at the FotW showing a Green light for cyclists to proceed staright across the junction at the same time as vehicles are truning left. Please either get it switched off or more permanently covered up. A highly dangerous issue!
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6 Aug 2023
RIP @CyclingSurgeon
So sad to hear Prof Chris Oliver has died
Proactive Spokes member & inspirational crusader for #PublicHealth via #PhysicalActivity
Our thoughts-->spokes.org.uk/2023/08/cyclin…
@SCPHRP @EdinReporter @CyclingEdin @devisridhar @BleedingStroke @Tzeison_ @GatesPhysio
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4 Aug 2023
Also good to see progress on Picardy Island. Still a few cycling concerns to be resolved. @SpokesLothian
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Great to see that @Edinburgh_CC expressed the pedestrian crossing from Picardy Place tram stop to the mainland (Cathedral area). The absence Gad been putting many people at serious risk. (The car was stopped - had been in a q) @CllrScottArthur
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I'm sad to see my colleague @DrCarolineBrown leaving @HeriotWattUni, but she will be a great asset to @RTPIPlanners
Her appointment is a reminder that planners have a huge role as we respond to the climate and biodiversity crises.
rtpi.org.uk/news/2023/august…
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9 Mar 2023
First staff and student #BikeBus to The Kings Buildings this morn! 8 hardy souls on a cold morning. We do this every Thursday @EdinReporter @SRUC @InfraSisters @EdinUniStaff @EdinUniStudents @SpokesLothian @EdUniTransport @EdSust @SRUCSA cyclejarjar.wordpress.com/th……
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
9 Mar 2023
NEW: Significant cuts announced for walking and cycling
£710m was approved for active travel in the 2021 Spending Review.
£230m has been spent so far. Today’s announcement of £100m for the remaining two years, means a cut of £380m. questions-statements.parliam…
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8 Mar 2023
So much fun with the @InfraSisters tonight -lovely atmosphere as we rode through Edinburgh in the safety, comfort and camaraderie of a large group of happy folk on bikes. Thanks to everyone who came and to the drivers/pedestrians who waved in support. #OurStreetsOurNights
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23 Feb 2023
Ride with us on #InternationalWomensDay for nighttime cycling infrastructure that’s safe for women and girls. It’s time for @Edinburgh_CC to #EmbraceEquity. Dress in purple/orange and light up your cycles for #OurStreetsOurNights. See you on 8 March 💪🏽💜🧡🚲
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
8 Mar 2023
Meadows paths all dry and well-gritted this frosty morning - thank you @edinhelp @CllrScottArthur. EXCEPT the continuing water leak on MMW (location indicated on map below) which is frozen solid and slippery! So watch out if you’re headed downhill (south).
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5 Mar 2023
I love it and I hate it. Still too many helmets and high viz. Why does this nation feel the need to dress up like a tank resembling a light tower, is beyond me! I make a point of it doing the exact opposite!
5 Mar 2023
Great to meet so many passionate female cyclists today. 1000 took part in a protest ride to call for better cycling infrastructure. Less than a third of London's cyclists are women - in Amsterdam its more than half. Fear, they say, is a factor. @London_Cycling
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
2 Mar 2023
#EdinWebCast
Watch @Edinburgh_CC #TransportCommittee (TEC) today
here-->edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/p…
Discussing
🙋♀️#WPL #WorkplaceParkingLevy
🙋♀️#DrumBrae🚲segregation
🙋♀️#Leith #LTN Low Traffic Nbd
& #BusinessBulletin info on
🙋♀️#TramlineSafety
🙋♀️#SchoolTravel
🙋♀️#20mph
&more...
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
2 Mar 2023
Edinburgh has been discussing traffic demand management for at least a quarter of a century.
It's long overdue for @Edinburgh_CC to actually take some action.
2 Mar 2023
Tune into Transport and Environment Committee live from 10am, when Workplace Parking Levy, electric vehicle chargers and tariffs and accessibility across the city will be up for discussion 👀 edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/p…
ALT Photograph of the bonnet of a black car with an electric vehicle charger in the background, which is plugged into the car. A sign with the parking symbol is in the background with bushes behind that
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
26 Feb 2023
All staff redundant as Dundee bike firm collapses as another city bike hire scheme fails. Only a few of these schemes hanging on in Scotland. Work needed on the business model, integration with public transport options & acceptable levels of public subsidy heraldscotland.com/business_…
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
23 Feb 2023
🧵Several weeks after Edinburgh Council were notified of the danger posed by drivers making an illegal turn through pedestrians crossing during a "green man" phase at the London Road/Leith Walk junction, the council installed a camera to monitor the junction.
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
22 Feb 2023
Our neighbour needed a lift to school. Can’t actually fit 3 car seats in the back of our wee car so no choice but to use the #cargobike. Can’t believe people suggest families can cope with only a car! @cargobikemovmnt @SpokesLothian @CarryShitOlympx @riesemuller
ALT A parked cargo bike on a rainy drive. Three kids in the box, a big parcel and a pannier on the rack
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
23 Feb 2023
I hope the @TramstoNewhaven clean-up process involves removing all these bolts that were used to hold flimsy wands about a year ago and since then have just been trip hazards on the pavement.
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Martin McDonnell retweeted
20 Feb 2023
Scott Arthur’s first big challenge - make this work (without blaming previous administration!). Let’s see tickets issued, fines paid, and a way for residents to report offenders - especially repeat offenders and where it endangers other users - corners, kerbs, access.
20 Feb 2023
We’re introducing new measures to tackle footway parking in Edinburgh. From today, we can issue instant parking tickets to vehicles incorrectly parking on footways. Find out more at: democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/d…
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