a poster advertising the April Critical Mass ride around Gorgie

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#Holyrood2026 our manifesto analysis

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Flyer advertising the ROOM delivery riders meetup

Calling all riders to the next ROOM meeting

Wednesday 15th of April

2.00pm-4.00pm

Chrystal MacMillan Building (Seminar room 1), 15a George Square, EH8 9LD

☕ refreshments
🔋 Charge e-Bike batteries

Lap of Leith | @edcriticalmass YouTube video by Lost in Livi

Lost in Livi had a 360° camera on the March Critical Mass Ride

youtu.be/3FDQ60HncV0

The song overlaid is Our Streets by Dan Abrahams and you can hear more from him on BBC's Travelling Folk

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Edinburgh #CriticalMass

Another enjoyable @edcriticalmass.bsky.social ride yesterday. It's always fantastic to ride through the city centre with so many others on bikes.

Councillor Chas Booth walking the walk, as it were, while he tries to keep the traffic barriers on the Morningside to Greenbank quiet route theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/03/gree...

A white bicycle with a flag saying "Critical Mass" secured to a Sheffield stand. There's a path behind it, a tree without leaves, and a large gothic building behind that.

My heart swells when riding with @edcriticalmass.bsky.social - such a joyful parade of lovely people out to demand better provision for cyclists in our city!

Thank you for the tip. They were clear and the road re-opened by the time we got to it

A banner advertising the March Critical Mass Ride

Yes we are. Check the pinned post for the planned route

A map showing the planned route for the March Edinburgh Critical Mass ride

Here is the planned route for March's ride. Meet at 2pm on Saturday 28th at the compass in Middle Meadow Walk for a 2.10pm start

#Edinburgh #Cycling #EdCriticalMass

Spring has sprung and with the weather improving a cycle commute is becoming a more and more attractive proposition.

So we ask you to post articles and guides for the new cycle commuter. Tips for finding routes. Anything we can share to help someone thinking about starting to actually get started!

Edinburgh Walking and Cycling Index Edinburgh is one of 22 areas Walk Wheel Cycle Trust has worked with on The Walking and Cycling Index - the UK and Ireland's biggest assessment of walking, wheeling and cycling in urban areas.

In #Edinburgh, the most people want to cycle more and the fewest people think it's safe to do so.

We see that 40% of people think an organised social ride would help them access cycling and we will be here for them on the 28th of March.

www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/the-walking-...

#Cycling

@edcriticalmass.bsky.social After many years of meaning to do a critical mass ride, made it along on Sat. Having seen +ive & -ive views on social media about the route, I was interested to see how it was received. My sense was v. +ive overall; lots of waves/thumbs-up/etc. Riders/marshals great.

Good turn out again today for the February #CriticalMass ride in #Edinburgh, despite the iffy weather... #EdCriticalMass #CyclingInEdinburgh

Critical Mass ride on 28 February 2026 stopped at lights in Morningside, Edinburgh

People of all ages on Critical Mass ride, Edinburgh, February 2026

Critical Mass ride on Melville Drive by the Meadows, Edinburgh

End of February’s Critical Mass ride circling Bristo Square

Great turnout for @edcriticalmass.bsky.social today. Included a roller blader, a dog, a few hire bikes and some kids. A bit eventful at times but mostly relaxed with some nice chat. Wet at first but we got a bit of blue sky.

First @edcriticalmass.bsky.social of the year and introducing my son and partner to it. We lasted 20 min 🤣 We shall we back.

@mthmttcoe.bsky.social

A graphic advertising the Critical Mass ride on the 28th February

A map with the route for the February Critical Mass ride marked on it

Here is the planned route for February's ride. Meed at 2pm on Saturday 28th at the compass in Middle Meadow Walk for a 2.10pm start.

Apply to volunteer with ETL! Thanks for your interest in volunteering for the Edinburgh Tool Library! We'd love to know a bit more about who you are and why you're interested in becoming a Tooligan. Please fill out this onlin...

It is a space where everyone feels comfortable making mistakes and learning, whatever their level of experience, identity or background, so the most important thing is an inclusive and supporting attitude.

Interested? Get in touch via the volunteer application form!
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Apply to volunteer with ETL! Thanks for your interest in volunteering for the Edinburgh Tool Library! We'd love to know a bit more about who you are and why you're interested in becoming a Tooligan. Please fill out this onlin...

Edinburgh Tool Library are looking for volunteers to help people learn to repair their bicycles during regular Cycle Kitchen workshops. No technical expertise is required - training and support by existing volunteers will be provided.

Map showing CCWEL route, with counter points marked. Michael Owen, an 89-year-old Edinburgh resident who uses his bike most days to stay fit, said: "I'm very supportive of improvements for cycling in the city. I'm approaching 90, and I use my bike to get local shopping most days. If it's a decent day I might add a mile or two onto my journey."

Cycling Scotland data report... In Edinburgh, a growing network of cycle lanes is also seeing more people choosing to travel by bike. Over the 48-hour survey period, traffic surveys recorded 4,744 bikes on Leith Walk. This was out of a total of 48,832 travel methods recorded, meaning that 9.7% of people cycled their journey – the highest cycling modal share yet seen on the route. On the western-most portion of the new City Centre West East Link (CCWEL), at West Coates in Roseburn, 2,798 bikes were recorded over the same 48-hour survey period. This was out of a total of 30,175 travel methods recorded on the street, equating to 9.3% of journeys being made by bike – a new record cycling modal share for this section of route. At York Place, where the new CCWEL protected cycle route connects to Leith Walk via Picardy Place, 1,921 cycle journeys were recorded over the two-day period. This is the largest number of bikes yet recorded at this location by a Cycling Scotland traffic survey and evidence of the growth in cycling being supported as routes join together.

👍 Nearly 10% of trips here already by 🚲

🙋 What would it be with the missing #GeorgeStreet link?

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A chart showing the relation between percentage reduction in mortality risk versus minutes per week of cycling. The chart shows a 17% reduction at 100 minutes with diminishing returns as the time increases up to a 30% reduction at 600 minutes per week.

We ride for safe streets.

"Ok, why?"

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Figure 1

The most important part of the chart is where the line is steepest.

We don't want safe streets so confident cyclists can ride further or faster.

We want them so non-cyclists can ride at all.

The consultation about protected bike lanes on Silverknowes Road connecting the Blackhall Path to Marine Drive closes tomorrow.

If you use this route, now is the time to be heard.

ETRO/21/30C

consultation.appyway.com/edinburgh-city

This is a fascinating project. The red-on-red and green-on-green status flags are a bit difficult to read when it's using the light background, though.

This is the kind of internet I want. @harryjwilliams.bsky.social takes complex @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social planning and project docs and makes them feel simple, transparent and legible.

@sw20.info @thebikestation.bsky.social @edinburghminute.com @edfoc.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

Edinburgh Critical Mass Official Edinburgh Critical Mass t-shirts

By the end of February some 80% of people who joined a gym in January will have quit.

Maybe it's time to ask if those goals could be met with 'cycle to work'. Readers probably already do, but maybe a t-shirt will help start the conversation with your colleagues.

edinburgh-critical-mass.teemill.com

A map showing the expansion of the Voi bikes hire zone in Edinburgh to include Stockbridge, Inverleith, Craigleith and Ravelston

The Voi shared e-bike scheme is expanding northwest; Stockbridge, down to Crewe Toll, and along the Hawthornvale Path towards Newhaven, along with an increase to 700 bikes and new parking locations.

Voi have had over 500 suggested parking locations from the public across the city since launching.