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@spokes.org.ukSep 10, 2026, 4:36 PM

☝️ Transport Cttee 10.9.26 thread

👍 Good 🚲 outcomes on:

#tram 🚲 dangers
#Lothianburn
#TRO delays
#GeorgeStreet Nov report to consider interim 🚲route

@edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @joshpizpom.bsky.social @bjpaddy.bsky.social @sw20.info @morningsider.bsky.social @edinpl.bsky.social

SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk #EdinWebcast #Tram Conservatives oppose entirely Cllr Jenkinson accepts Green amendt & part of SNP Vote 7 Lab/Green/SNP 2 LibDem 2 Con So.. a. Support for entire route, priority South b. No more work till Autumn '27 after SEStransit report c. Strong Green amendt on 🚲 safety included SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 21m #EdinWebcast #TRO delays Cllr Booth: Officers have told him the exemptions requested by Spokes & Green amendment for bike hangars, voi bike parking & carclub parking already included (but wasn't clear through the legalese !) Cllr @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social agrees modified Green amendt Agreed SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 3h #EdinWebcast .. City Centre Future Cllr Lang: Policy limbo: George St was priority, now it's Princes St! Cllr Gardiner: George St future now unclear - may need buses for resilience (re Princes St fire). Interim CCWEL bikeroute urgent 👍 Cllr Jenkinson: Report on all this will come to November TEC SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 15m #EdinWebcast #Lothianburn junction Cllr Cuthbert Conservative motion seeking updates on the current trial by BEAR Scotland Cllr @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social Green amendment notes Spokes concerns and asks officers to engage with BEAR to improve 🚲 safety 👍 Cllr Cuthbert accepts and motion agreed.
@spokes.org.ukSep 10, 2026, 4:10 PM

#EdinWebcast #Lothianburn junction

Cllr Cuthbert Conservative motion seeking updates on the current trial by BEAR Scotland

Cllr @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social Green amendment notes Spokes concerns and asks officers to engage with BEAR to improve 🚲 safety

👍 Cllr Cuthbert accepts and motion agreed.

Motion by Councillor Cuthbert Transport and Environment Committee 10 September 2026 Lothianburn Junction Traffic Trial – A702/A720 Supporting Information 1.1 Notes that Transport Scotland (and its operating company BEAR Scotland) has implemented trial measures at Lothianburn Junction to improve traffic flows on the A702 and A720 Edinburgh City Bypass. 1.2 Notes that these measures respond to community concerns about increased traffic congestion on the A702 following the introduction of traffic signals at the Hillend/Damhead junction. 1.3 Recognises the adverse impact this traffic congestion has had on critical bus services, including Lothian Buses routes 15 and 4, and the 101 service which operates as far as Dumfries. 1.4 Further notes that this trial represents the first significant change to traffic arrangements at Lothianburn Junction since the relevant sections of the Edinburgh City Bypass were constructed in the 1980s, and that the junction remains a major and busy interchange on Scotland's strategic road network. Proposed Action/Decision 2.1 Thanks Transport Scotland and BEAR Scotland for implementing the current trial measures at Lothianburn Junction. 2.2 Requests that Council officers keep Committee members informed of progress with the trial, including through regular Business Bulletin updates and any other means they consider appropriate. Moved by: Councillor Neil Cuthbert Seconded by: Councillor Jo MowatAddendum by the Green Group Transport and Environment Committee 10 September 2026 Item 9.2 - Lothianburn Junction Traffic Trial - A702/A720 Add at the end of Supporting Information: 1.5 Notes the concerns raised by Spokes and others in relation to cycle safety resulting from the trial measures. 1.6 Appreciates that the trial is not being conducted by the Council, but notes that the safety concerns begin around 200m north of Lothianburn Junction, on Biggar Road, where road users approaching the junction are instructed by temporary signage to switch lanes according to their direction of travel. Add at the end of proposed Action/Decision 2.5 Requests that officers meet with BEAR to discuss the concerns in relation to cycle safety highlighted above, and to consider options to improve cycle safety as part of the trial, reporting back in the Business Bulletin within 2 cycles. Moved by: Ross McKenzieSpokes deputation... Transport & Environment Committee 10.09.2026 Spokes Lothian Planning Group Deputation - 08.09.2026 9.1 Motion by Councillor Cuthbert - Lothianburn Junction Traffic Trial – A702/A720 Spokes Planning Group notes with concern that Councillor Cuthbert’s Motion omits any mention of safety for people cycling through the A702/A720 Lothianburn Junction. Spokes members regularly cycle this route between Midlothian and the Pentland Hills Regional Park and have raised serious safety concerns regarding the trial measures installed by BEAR South East Scotland. Following our outreach to BEAR on 4th August regarding the complete lack of provision for active travel, BEAR confirmed they would create a gap in the cones as an "escape route" for trapped southbound cyclists. Alongside this temporary modification, BEAR committed to consulting Spokes Lothian on future measures. We look forward to BEAR Scotland liaising with the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) and Spokes to inform permanent proposals, ensuring future infrastructure upgrades across all three jurisdictions are fully aligned. However, BEAR also informed us they consider segregated cycle facilities "will not be possible within the existing infrastructure constraints at Lothianburn." This lack of ambition is deeply disappointing. Delivering safe, attractive alternatives to driving between local authority boundaries is essential to tackling the very congestion and bus reliability issues this trial seeks to resolve. Cycling journeys will increase only if safe, connected links exist across the City Bypass. Implementing this trial without prior notification or consultation from BEAR, CEC, or Midlothian Council demonstrates that vulnerable road users are still being overlooked at critical, high-risk junctions. This oversight directly contradicts recent regional investments, such as the cycle early-release signals at the A703 junction to the south and CEC’s segregated cycle infrastructure at Fairmilehead to the …Cllr McKenzie
@spokes.org.ukSep 10, 2026, 9:09 AM

#EdinWebcast Transport Cttee (TEC)

Papers--> democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
Watch--> edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

#Trams extension #Granton #BioQuarter
#TROs simplification
#Lothianburn junction
& much more

@spokes.org.ukSep 8, 2026, 11:51 AM

☝️ thread above

Transport Cttee 10.9.26 - a plethora of Spokes deputns!
#trams
#TROs
#Lothianburn

@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @joshpizpom.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @bjpaddy.bsky.social @alastairdalton.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social

Just a screenshot of the headline! Transport and Environment Committee - Thursday, 10th September, 2026 10.00 am
@spokes.org.ukSep 8, 2026, 11:39 AM

Transport Cttee 10.9.26

#Lothianburn junction Spokes deputn
--> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...

☹️ Existing trial dangerous for 🚲 - many complaints
🤔 Improvements north & south, but connecting junction made worse!

@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social @johnrobson87.bsky.social @robbieainsworth.bsky.social

Transport & Environment Committee 10.09.2026 Spokes Lothian Planning Group Deputation - 08.09.2026 9.1 Motion by Councillor Cuthbert - Lothianburn Junction Traffic Trial – A702/A720 Spokes Planning Group notes with concern that Councillor Cuthbert’s Motion omits any mention of safety for people cycling through the A702/A720 Lothianburn Junction. Spokes members regularly cycle this route between Midlothian and the Pentland Hills Regional Park and have raised serious safety concerns regarding the trial measures installed by BEAR South East Scotland.Following our outreach to BEAR on 4th August regarding the complete lack of provision for active travel, BEAR confirmed they would create a gap in the cones as an "escape route" for trapped southbound cyclists. Alongside this temporary modification, BEAR committed to consulting Spokes Lothian on future measures. We look forward to BEAR Scotland liaising with the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) and Spokes to inform permanent proposals, ensuring future infrastructure upgrades across all three jurisdictions are fully aligned. However, BEAR also informed us they consider segregated cycle facilities "will not be possible within the existing infrastructure constraints at Lothianburn." This lack of ambition is deeply disappointing. Delivering safe, attractive alternatives to driving between local authority boundaries is essential to tackling the very congestion and bus reliability issues this trial seeks to resolve. Cycling journeys will increase only if safe, connected links exist across the City Bypass. Implementing this trial without prior notification or consultation from BEAR, CEC, or Midlothian Council demonstrates that vulnerable road users are still being overlooked at critical, high-risk junctions. This oversight directly contradicts recent regional investments, such as the cycle early-release signals at the A703 junction to the south and CEC’s segregated cycle infrastructure at Fairmilehead to the north. This missing link must be addressed urgently. We call for proactive collaboration between CEC, Midlothian Council, and SEStran to jointly engage BEAR and guarantee the delivery of a safe, high-quality cycle connection at Lothianburn.bluesky screenshot - tongue in cheek comment by Green cllr Ross McKenzie thanking Conservative Cllr Neil Cuthbert for raising (& praising) Lothianburn. Ross McKenzie @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social Fortunately, the good people at the Conservative and Unionist Party have brought a motion on Lothianburn Junction to this week's Transport & Environment Committee, so @chasbooth.bsky.social and I will have an opportunity to amend in requests for consideration of cycle safety. 2/3
@spokes.org.ukSep 5, 2026, 3:51 PM

#Lothianburn junction #A702, trial layout

- better for drivers, more dangerous for cyclists?

Please send comments to Cllr @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social - see above thread

We have already received several - will forward to RM

@edi.bike @johnrobson87.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @sw20.info

Screen shot of post earlier in this thread, showing dangers of the new layoutScreen shot of post earlier in this thread, showing Conservative motion about the scheme