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Transport
Edinburgh has been served by an award winning bus service provided by
Lothian buses. They serve the community by primarily offering radial
routes i.e. everything leads to Princes Street and very little radiates
around the city. We span three radial routes. The first through
Bruntsfield is the best served and has many Lothian Bus
services [5, 11, 15, 15a, 16, 17, 23, 45] The
second is through Gilmore Place, Polwarth to Colinton Road. This route
only has two buses[10, 27]. The third is along Fountainbridge Dundee
Street and again this has a few more services[1, 34, 35]. We also have
a route [38] which starts at the Western General and ends up at the Royal Infirmary at Little
France.
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so now you can get up-to-the-minute details of when your bus is due
before you leave your house or work. Simply log on via a computer to bus tracker or mobile phone to mobile.mybustracker.co.uk
and you can find out when your next bus will arrive at any bus stop
fitted with the new bustracker real-time displays. All you have to do
is enter the bus service, bus stop code (found at your usual stop),
street name or postcode. Note not all Lothian Buses are fitted yet, and more of an issue is the effect of the Gas and Water mains replacement works along with the installation of infrastructure for the impending tram. All these have a knock on effect on the buses as well as other road users.
Click on the link below and try it for yourself. http://www.mybustracker.co.uk or http://mobile.mybustracker.co.uk |
We are currently benefiting from what feels like perpetual roadworks for many reasons. We are having aged mains water pipes and gas pipes renewed across the city while we are also preparing for the introduction of a tram. The tram will not come near our part of town but the disruption is felt by everyone. While the replacement of essential pipes goes on there is always the continued unplanned emergency repair required. So although we would be asked not to use cars the buses do get caught up in the disruptions too. This makes the bus tracker more valuable if you are heading to a bus from a computer or have a mobile phone handy.
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CyclingWith all the disruption many are taking to their bicycles once again.
This is great for them and the environment. Commuting along the canal
is very much quicker and more pleasant than slowly chugging in past all
the roadworks in either a car or a bus, if that is an appropriate route for you. Others make use of the
sporadic cycle lanes and unfortunately a few are not sure whether they
are cyclists or pedestrians and take to the pavement. This, as well as being illegal, has caused
public meetings and SPOKES have been running a campaign entitled Bike Polite to improve cycling politeness and standards. SustransSustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity. Their vision
is a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their
health and the environment. Every day they are working on practical,
innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us
all. The NCN route 75 runs
through our area along the canal. You can find more here |  |
City Car Club
Public transport not suitable for a particular trip? Then why not try The Edinburgh City Car Club
which aims to offer convenient and affordable pay-as-you-drive access to a car for
people for whom car ownership is unnecessary, too inconvenient or too
expensive.
Rather than paying for a car, road tax, insurance, maintenance, MOT,
breakdown cover and parking, why not consider joining the Edinburgh
City Car Club?
Contact details
Edinburgh City Car Club
31 Argyle Place,
Edinburgh
EH9 1JT
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 08.30 - 17.30
Own a Car?
Then you will be interested in the Controlled Parking Zone (See boundary map on our Boundaries page).
The CPZ provides
residents' permit parking, shared use, 'pay and display' parking (up to 4 hours) and some Loading only spaces, in
effect from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm.
In some of the Bruntsfield shopping area there is further restrictions on Saturday mornings as shown in the photograph.
This has returned the area to the leafy suburb it once was with long term
park and ride commuter or long term 'storage' parking removed.
We need to be vigilant however as some council officers are indicating that the streets are now seen as underused and perhaps they could be turned back into park and ride but this time paying the City Council for the privilege.
Residents
To give residents more
parking spaces, a new type of parking bay throughout
the CPZ has been introduced - shared use bays. These bays allow both residents'
permit parking and pay and display parking.
How to get a residents' parking permit
Edinburgh's residents' parking scheme gives permit holders priority over other drivers when parking in the controlled zones.
Applications should be made at least 7 working days in advance of when the permit is required.
For further information, visit the Resident's parking permits web page. Contact details
Parking - Residents' Permits
249, High street, Edinburgh
EH1 1YJ
Opening Hours: Mon, Wed and Thursday - 8.30am to 4.30pm, Tuesday - 10am to 4.30pm and Friday 8.30 to 3.00pm
What about parking for businesses which need a vehicle to operate?
Parking
permits are available for retailers and tradespeople who use their
vehicle for work - for more information, see the City of Edinburgh
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Disabled For details of the Blue Badge Scheme (parking for disabled people - you do not need to be a driver), contact Clarence.
Contact details
CLARENCE
Contact Centre, Chesser House,
500 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh
EH11 3YJ
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 8am - 8pm.
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