Henry
@hank_chief
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Likes to talk about cycling (Family, Commuting & Sportives); Dislikes chicanes & missing dropped kerbs
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2014
@CllrScottArthur Each week nearly a 100 additional people are living in Edinburgh & some people still think that private motor cars are the solution... This stat makes an obvious & compelling argument for space efficient modes of transport... They also are the best environmentally too 🚴♀️🚶♀️🚍&🚎
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Welcome to the new job @cllr_jenkinson . I help organise bike busses to schools in #Edinburgh . If you would like to join us for one then please do get in touch. Today's bike busses helped to reduce vehicle numbers on the cities roads. Imagine if all schools had a bike bus!
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Its mid summer, the sun is shining 🌞, the night will be short. Its time for @RidetotheSun Ride well and staff and I'll see you at the Crook Inn for a rave
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Council response to the concerns on traffic queuing on Roseburn St / Russell Rd in the post #CCWEL world 👆 TLDR: the junction is operating as intended, with reduced traffic volumes since pre Covid times, and some small increases in queue lengths...
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Melville Crescent gets a second chance History - CCWEL was supposed to bring street trees and wider sandstone footways to Melville Crescent, and a return of the setted street carriageway (using the setts which currently lie hidden under the existing asphalt surface). It was,
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@PropPRMan 1492 fewer vehicles on Manse Road 457 more vehicles on Station Road The former is a route to school with footpaths a little over 2 feet wide.
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@SpokesLothian @EdinReporter @LivingStreetsEd @edinburghpaper @EdinburghLive_ @AlastairDalton @CyclingEdin @edi_dot_bike @SW20Ed @SpokesPorty @Cyclesouthedin @SusanneReid68 @CllrScottArthur @DAstonSNP @julebandel @CouncillorCowdy I have an answer for @EdinReporter . On Leith Walk, a rainy day (more than 1mm) sees the number of cyclists fall by around 6%.
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After controlling for temperature and rainfall, it looks like hours of daylight are the most important factor for cycling in Edinburgh.
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Invisible Women is 99p on Kindle today ONLY! So if you’ve been thinking of buying a copy for yourself or a friend or an enemy, today is the day! https://t.co/XAa4ODIf98
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@edinhelp The pedestrian🚦on Craigs Road are still in complete darkness... Had to help a lady cross them today as her guidedog was waiting for the 'green man' that never came. Really needs fixing ASAP... @EuanHyslop
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🥳 Whoop whoop 🥳 New 🚴♀️🚶♂️ bridge in place over Dalry Road. Will be a game changer for North-South travel in the West of Edinburgh. #RoseburnToCanal
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Exciting news that the new 🚶♂️🚴♀️ bridge over Dalry Road is being installed next week 😁
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I do wish they would start naming storms after oil companies and oil and gas fields.....
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@PidginPosting "it may have been badly congested for decades but I knew lots of handy shortcuts to avoid it"
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why 1 button can't trigger all 4 crossings. No one is planning to finish their journey in the middle of the road! Also no reason at all why crossings can't be set to prioritise pedestrians. It is little wonder people don't choose to walk as a form of transport. Our roads 3/4
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Good to see the Rosebean Cafe open and busy 😍. Do watch out for cafe users and other people in the park if travelling past.
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