Charlie

Charlie

@urchaidh.bsky.social

Very much the likes of me.

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Blackford Safe Routes
@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social presided over the reopening of Braid Rd to streams of cars in either direction, to great fanfare. Any comment Scott Arthur MP? (We will not be accepting anything blaming another political party - dems the rulez)

Blackford Safe Routes@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

What happens when you create a high-traffic neighbourhood by removing the modal filters on the Braid Estate… SUVs end up on their side Junction of Braid Rd and Hermitage Dr. Around school pick up time, Thursday 1st Oct

Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social

Best seat at the buffet.

Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social

It was good to attend the AGM of The Welcoming Edinburgh this evening. Through English language classes, employability support, home energy advice, a community fridge, and a wide range of social and cultural activities, the organisation provides practical help and a genuine sense of belonging.

Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social

Road is still closed but The Innocent Path is not restricted. The crossing itself is out of action, but with the road closed there's no need for it and you can cross a few metres east. #EdTravCyc Token picture of broken water main.

Charlie@urchaidh.bsky.social

Seen a report (Reddit) of a burst water main on Duddingston Park South which looks like it's taken the Innocent Path crossing out of action. #EdTravCyc www.reddit.com/r/Edinburgh/...

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Dave McCraw
@davemccraw.bsky.social

Reminder that, wildly, Edinburgh councillors declined to continue 20mph through Currie because it would make the 1am night bus two minutes slower (there was no impact predicted for day buses except making them much more competitive with private cars):

20's Plenty for Us@20splenty.bsky.social

When Wales set a 20mph limit for most urban/village roads it made walking and cycling safer. On urban/village roads there were 23.9% fewer pedestrian casualties and 26.5 fewer cyclist casualties. But the largest casualty reduction was for car/van/taxi occupants where casualties reduced by 29.2%.

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Nigel Bagshaw
@nigelbagshaw.bsky.social

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...

edinburghlive.co.ukEdinburgh bus route sees some journeys increase by nearly 20 minutes in 20 yearsThe figures come in a report that says new bus lanes, bus gates and other interventions could help bring down journey times across the city

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Prof. Ian Walker
@ianwalker.bsky.social

🚨 New research by us! 📣 Most British drivers don't know how dangerous SUVs are to other road users, but adding information to SUV marketing materials seems to do almost nothing to change people's plans to buy SUVs Here's a 🧵 on why harder action is going to be needed 1/10

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest
@edi.bike

Replying to @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social

I am once again going to bang my wee drum about how many folks go and pay to holiday cycling about in a rewilded/tree-lined car-free 15-minute city and don't stop to think for a minute that home could be just like that, after they drive home again from Center Parcs.

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SpokesLothian
@spokes.org.uk

Replying to @spokes.org.uk

🤩 #VoiBikes expanding to #Portobello & #Cramond soon? --> bsky.app/profile/alas... @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @kate-c.bsky.social @urchaidh.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @olly.world @iammelissa.bsky.social

Alastair Dalton@alastairdalton.bsky.social

NEW in @scotsman.com: Where you could be cycling to in the capital later this summer - new areas for booming Edinburgh Voi electric bike hire scheme www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

scotsman.comNew areas for booming Edinburgh Voi electric bike hire schemeVoi operation has two-and-a-half times the rental rate as the failed Just Eat Cycles initiative
Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social

The length of time between Porty getting some new dropped kerbs installed, ¹ and some entitled driver blocking it with their ego-pram is, sadly, measured in hours.

Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social

You going to show some leadership, @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social, and fix this mess, or just follow your predecessor's example and happily wash your hands of it while blaming someone else.

Blackford Safe Routes@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

In any other sensible world, when a mistake is made in the paperwork, IT IS FIXED - not by changing the physical world to match the incorrect documents, but by updating the text. Only Edinburgh council could make such a mess of it

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Katie Mack
@astrokatie.com

Just FYI there’s an account on here called @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social (with over 200k followers) that is posting a bunch of AI slop (including a “Saturn polar hexagon” with 8 sides) and claiming it’s NASA imagery. If you see anything posted by them, it’s likely fake.

Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social

This is excellent, and the soup in the cafe is pretty good too.

Water of Leith Conservation Trust@wolct.bsky.social

Ian Graham, of Colinton Clocks returns to the Visitor Centre this Saturday with his Mesmerising Mechanisms Exhibition. 10am-4pm, free entry The exhibition features wooden machines he designed and built himself The exhibition is hands on fun for all ages

Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social

Alas! The 71st anniversary of the death of Fanny Feast (Please don’t make any jokes here about how it’s amazing what they can do with ice cream flavours these days. I’m not here for that sort of smut)

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The only way Reform UK could win a general election is through our first-past-the-post system. If we had proportional representation, the threat would evaporate. We don't have PR because Starmer has blocked it. This allows him to say: vote Labour or you get Farage. Because it's all he has left.

Charlie
@urchaidh.bsky.social

Furious residents say they are being pushed to the ‘brink of financial ruin’ by council wardens **legitimately** ticketing them for parking **illegally, on double yellow lines**, next to their homes.

Angry People in Local Newspapers@apiln.bsky.social

Done a poo on yellow lines.

glasgowtimes.co.ukGlasgow residents 'pushed to brink of financial ruin' over parking finesFurious residents say they are being pushed to the ‘brink of financial ruin’ by council wardens ticketing them for parking next to their homes.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London

theguardian.comSUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in LondonTfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year Owners of SUVs could face charges to drive in London, after the mayor and transport authorities said they were reviewing the increased danger posed by larger, heavier cars. Proposals to clamp down on the biggest vehicles could come later this year, with Transport for London (TfL) also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut the speed limits on its fastest roads from 50mph to 40mph to tackle road deaths. Continue reading...

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Blackford Safe Routes
@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

Replying to @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

SUVs like this one, with increased ground clearance, are more likely to ride-up and roll over. As well as 80% more likely to kill a child with increased bonnet heights They also need to end!

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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹
@wgsaraband.bsky.social

The fundamental flaw of Alex Cole-Hamilton is not that he's English, or a Lib Dem, or anti-independence; but that he is, simply, an insufferable cunt

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

NEW: Alex Cole-Hamilton has said he has been a victim of 'anti-English hate' The Scottish LibDem leader also said that nationalism has a 'dark underbelly to it' ⬇️ 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...