Edinburgh Bike Parking Threatened

[magmember]

Hi All

Sadly my first posting on this forum is going to be gloomy.

The following is from the Edinburgh Motorcycle Action Group Website (Google: 'Edinburgh MAG' for more details):

Dedicated motorcycle bays in Edinburgh are under threat, if Council proposals detailed in Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO/09/76) are not modified drastically.

Under these proposals over 100 of the 150 dedicated bike bays in Edinburgh's central Controlled Parking Zones would be reassigned as Permit Holder Parking, Shared Use bays or Pay and Display Bays.

Bikes will be able to use shared use bays free of charge, but these bays are open to other categories of vehicle such as cars and vans who would pay to use the bay as well as permit holders.

While appreciating that planners have to do a delicate balancing act trying to satisfy heavily oversubscribed parking demand in central Edinburgh, simplification and clarification of parking regulations is long overdue. MAG is greatly concerned that the measures proposed will have a very detrimental effect on motorcyclists ability to park safely and securely in central Edinburgh.

Consequently if you ride a motorcycle, moped or scooter and live or work in Edinburgh or use these bike parking bays as a visitor NOW is the time to let the Council know what you think of their proposals if you do not want to lose dedicated motorcycle bays in Edinburgh.

Objections need to be made to the planning department before 2nd March 2010.


Dave

[Fastbiker]

I guess the common working man will fight this one on their own, if they are not too busy planning egg runs for deserving charities

Can I be real awkward and enquire as to how much time, resources, and members funds M.A.G will be throwing at this to save a few parking spaces ?

Not suggesting your time could be better spent of course.

Just my tuppence

[Ian]

Having taken the time to look at the maps showing the changes near where I work, the ones that will be changing to shared use are in my experience rarely used. The ones that are used regularly are not changing. Seems the council have for once done their homework on which ones we don't really need and taken these ones away but created more mixed use spaces where we can still park free.

[Falcoholic]

Can I be real awkward and enquire as to how much time, resources, and members funds M.A.G will be throwing at this to save a few parking spaces ?

Not suggesting your time could be better spent of course.

Here here Fasty