Cllr Lang Lib Dem motion, wants discussion on allowing Private Hire cars into bus lanes

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Work Prog-> democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s8...

#BikeHire Cllr @chasbooth.bsky.social seeks update, as teething problems

A: Cllr @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social says 6-monthly report

#CllrLang wants #privatehire cars allowed in #buslanes - there will be a report to TEC on this

BIKE NETWORK THREATENED Under the Council’s Mobility Plan, the city’s future ‘Primary Cycle Network’ will mainly comprise segregated bike lanes on main roads. It was widely expected that the ‘Travelling Safely’ (covid) bike lanes would form the initial embryonic network, as we highlighted in the 2025 Bulletin (extract here). However, the TRO Subcommittee must first make permanent the existing Experimental Traffic Orders (ETROs) which enable the bike lanes through parking and loading restrictions. The first ETRO, for East Edinburgh, expires soon. Officers recommended approval, but to our surprise and shock, due to an intervention by Cllr Kevin Lang, the May 12 TRO Sub put off a decision. Exactly the same happened at a specially-called meeting on 7 August! The final hope to save the East lanes (which include School Safe Routes) is at their 4 September meeting. The West and North ETROs are also on the agenda! Led by Edi.Bike and Spokes, 18 Edinburgh active travel groups have written to urge councillors to approve the ETROs. Without approval, the East order will fall – the routes, used by commuters, school pupils and leisure cyclists, will go - and the same will likely happen to west, north and south. Please contact your councillors to ensure the ETROs are approve

🤩 #TravellingSafely West North East all now to be permanent

Incredible #TROSub mtg, decided in minutes after inordinate delays/deferrals at previous meetings

One intervention by #CllrLang, quickly disabused by officers

No one else spoke!

The @edi.bike/Spokes campaign has blindsided councillors!

Extract from the Committee report, showing the schemes covered by the East Edinburgh ETRO. All now under threat. Measures introduced under East Area ETRO/21/28A 3.11 This ETRO promoted the following trial measures: 3.11.1 A1 Corridor (including London Road, Willowbrae Road and Milton Road West): Sections of waiting restrictions and loading prohibitions, bus lanes in both directions along Milton Road West and a prohibition of motor vehicles at the junction of Southfield Road West and Milton Road West, with physical measures; 3.11.2 Duddingston Road: Sections of waiting restrictions and loading prohibitions at pedestrian crossing points along the corridor and neighbouring street junctions; Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee – 12 May 2025 Page 4 of 36 3.11.3 Duddingston Road West, King´s Place, Seafield Street and Seafield Road East: Sections of waiting restrictions without loading prohibitions; and 3.11.4 Hope Lane and Stanley Street: Sections of waiting restrictions and prohibitions of motor vehicles along both roads, between their junctions with Christian Grove and a local access road, with physical measures

Officers recommend makes the schemes permanent (with some minor changes)... Travelling Safely – City Centre and East Areas - ETRO/21/26A and ETRO21/28A 2. Executive Summary 2.1 This report seeks approval to set aside the objections received during the formal advertising of ETRO/21/26A and ETRO/21/28A and to proceed to make most of the trial measures permanent under two Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).

screenshot of officers' response to objections about bollarded routes in general and London Rd in particular [we agree some changes needed at one London Rd point]. As far as we could gather, Cllr Lang verbal objection was merely that it is not stated when there will be funding for upgrades, but in reality the deferral puts all the schemes at risk Report extract... mpact on road safety for cyclists Most of the objections around this theme were raised against the measures on London Road but also against all corridors where the new restrictions have enabled the implementation of soft segregated cycle tracks. Segregation improves safety for cyclists since these have their allocated road space separated from other traffic by physical barriers. All measures were subject to a Road Safety Audit. Concerns around this theme were also raised in relation to the road surface (see theme 14), as well as to the maneuvers required by cyclists at bus stops or junctions. The risks raised by the objectors are largely a factor of the trial nature of the measures. Should the measures be made permanent, consideration will be given to upgrading the temporary materials used during the trial to permanent materials and to the use of alternative design details to address specific concerns raised. Impact on road safety for motor vehicle users Most of the objections around this theme were raised against the measures on London Road but also against all corridors where the new restrictions have enabled the implementation of soft segregated cycle tracks. The soft segregation units are a product compliant with UK standards for use on public roads and have elements to enhance their visibility to all road users. All measures were subject to a Road Safety Audit. Should the measures be made permanent, consideration will be given to upgrading the temporary materials used during the trial to permane

👍 Officers recommend making #Duddingston, #A1 & other East Ed #TravellingSafely routes permanent

-> democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s8...

🤔 Intervention at TROsub Cttee by #CllrLang results in deferral

😧 Legally, the routes will be scrapped if not approved by October when ETRO/21/28A expires