Tweets mostly on accessible streets and travel. Convenor @LivingStreetsEd. See website for consultancy (accessible streets and travel)
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"Pedestrians are top of the travel hierarchy" etc. etc...
ALT A narrow pavement is covered in weeds. There are l ow grey concrete bollards and a roadworks sign almost completely blocking the footway. A red carpet is packed adjacent
Hi @SPEnergyNetwork most of your road works signs on Gilmore place, Viewforth etc in Edinburgh have been lying on the pavement for days. Can you please sort out your traffic management contractor? Thanks – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Whatever happened to Scotland's 'National Walking Strategt', last published in 2014? Isn't walking and wheeling supposed to be "top of the sustainable travel hierarchy"??
gov.scot/publications/lets-s… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
ALT older women struggling on a pavement passing parked cars
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Hi @edinhelp. The council website doesn't appear to show an email address for public transport queries. Can you please provide one (and suggest that this is added to the CEC website)? Thanks
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If you have an interest in mobility and travel, sign up to receive a regular Briefing from the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat):
ncat.beaconforms.com/form/c3…
Pls share! – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Wow @on_lothianbuses (and it's CEO) sweeping the board on the National Transport Awards! – at Edinburgh, Scotland
A huge congratulations to Sarah Boyd, our Woman of the Year! Well done too to highly commended Gossica Anichebe and Helen Humble. This award is in partnership with @transportwm and sponsored by Snapper Services. #NTA2026
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Does @SPEnergyNetwork have an explanation for this sign on Gilmore Place? On a busy school route! Shameful.
@LivingStreetsEd – at Edinburgh, Scotland
ALT man stepping round a 'road Closed on left' sign blocking the pavement.
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The National Centre for Accessible Transport @NCAT_UK is advertising for a board member (remunerated):
ncat.uk/2026/09/03/board-rec… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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I see that the @scotgov Programme for Government includes an action to "consult on transferring the Mobility and Access Committee into the Scottish Government".
The whole point of an advisory NDPB is to provide advice and perspectives that the civil service doesn't have!
Hi @edinhelp. It would be a good idea to change or cover up these signs now that Princes Street is open again? – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Interesting 'access solution ' to the temporary bus stop at the Edinburgh Filmhouse...😥 – at Edinburgh, Scotland
ALT bus near kerb with yellow ramp at bus door
Is this parody, or a joke?! Advice for walking to Murrayfield: "Please remember you will be passing through streets where people live. Please respect their homes. Use litter bins. Wait until you get to the stadium to use the toilets."
@LivingStreetsEd – at Edinburgh, Scotland
This is always a busy time of year in Edinburgh. Plan ahead for any journeys and give yourself more time. We've got lots of advice on getting around edinburgh.gov.uk/gettingarou…
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Hi @edinhelp. Why is there a "road closed" sign at Cowgate, when it isn't closed until 3.00pm? (Not that anyone is paying attention to it!)
ALT road closed sign with van entering the road
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Why is the Cowgate closed to traffic eastbound @edinhelp? This isn't part of the advertised Summer Streets programme and is adding to traffic congestion in the Grassmarket area. – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Low floor buses, introduced from the 1990s, were a game-changer for disabled people: and for parents of young children.
I don’t understand where this whole “babies should be removed from buses” thing started, why does everyone hate babies all of a sudden? Trying to manoeuvre a newborn onto a bus is already in the Top 1 Worst Bus Experiences.
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Just one egg now for the Fountainbridge #unioncanal swans. Surely now no hope for cygnets this year?😞
ALT Swan on nest with one egg
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Such an important thread: uncollected tax has always been the 'magic money tree', hiding in plain sight.
What if Andy Burnham could raise £15bn – without a tax rise?
There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem.
Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why.
Thread:
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I enjoyed talking to @ciltuk last month about my work with @LivingStreetsEd.
Apart from anything else, another excuse to show “the pointless poles of Slateford Road” illustrating pavement clutter! bit.ly/4snkrHm