Interesting Links for 14-03-2013

[andrewducker]

• The Dark Knight Rises was the best selling movie of 2012. Still beaten by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Fifa 13.
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• Rape investigations are undermined by the false belief that false accusations are rife.
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• I had no idea there was such a charge as "Recklessly producing household electricity"
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Comments

[momentsmusicaux]

Okay probably still being dense, but I don't see a loop in that map, nor do I see anything being removed from 'the north side of Princes street', though to me, that means the pavement.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, it's more that buses will only go one way on Princes Street, and one way on George Street, which isn't really a loop.

And I assume that the North Side of Princes Street means the north side of the road, not the pavement bit.

[momentsmusicaux]

I assumed that too.

But it's a weird thing to say -- surely eastbound makes more sense.

And there's no dotted line on the map for Princes St.

And if they remove eastbound traffic from Princes St, doesn't that mean the entire road layout that they've set up for the trams is totally wrong??!?

And lastly, would make more sense for Princes St to be eastbound only, so the bus stops are on the same side as the shops.

[andrewducker]

Not if you want to expand the pavement, so that you can have cafes.

The two bottom storeys of Princes Street are zoned for retail but we want to have more mixed use, with restaurants and cafes. At the moment, it’s a shopping option and we have got to make it a place for people to go where it has another dimension, not just for shopping.

We want to make Princes Street similar to George Street in terms of mixed use. You can see at six and seven o’clock at night George Street can be mobbed but Princes Street is all but deserted.

[momentsmusicaux]

Sorry, duh. I am just not reading things properly today.

[andrewducker]

Aha! Found more:
http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/traffic-ban-on-princes-street-in-shake-up-1-2834007
"Buses, taxis and cyclists would travel westbound along Princes Street and eastbound on George Street in a one-way network."

"The number of buses on the boulevard will be halved. It is hoped a bicycle lane along the pedestrianised section of George Street would improve cycle safety and further reduce travel demands."

[momentsmusicaux]

Seems like a good idea. But what's going to become of the eastbound side on Princes Street? Right now it's two lanes, one for buses and one for trams. If they were going to do this, you'd want it 1+3 rather than 2+2, with only one lane for trams eastbound.