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SW Edinburgh Tool Library FAQ
What's Happening?! SW20, a collective of South West Edinburgh residents, has put together a brand new team of tool librarian volunteers!...
hellosw20
May 22, 20233 min read


Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel and Edinburgh Tool Library SW
Amongst the many exciting things we are involved in, SW20 are happy to highlight the following two initiatives: The bike bus (details...
hellosw20
Mar 20, 20231 min read


First members meeting - come along, 21st November!
We’re inviting you - to our first meeting for prospective members When: 8pm, 21st November 2022 Where: Downstairs, Colinton Inn At the...
hellosw20
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Citizen Science says "we want to live better locally"
We collected survey data from people who attended Art in the Park in Spylaw Park in early September. Check out the data below: Caveat:...
hellosw20
Oct 3, 20221 min read


SW20 community cargo bike --available mid-August 2022
SW20 are pleased to announce the trial of a Colinton-based community cargo bike. This e-bike has been kindly lent to us by Cargo Bike...
hellosw20
Aug 5, 20222 min read


Save the date; Bike Bus to Juniper Green Primary School is back on 26th August 2022!
After the massive success of our bike bus at the end of last school year, we are organising another bike bus to Juniper Green Primary...
hellosw20
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Our thoughts: Lanark Road, Inglis Green Road, Longstone Road, Murrayburn Road
#streetsNOTroads #improveNOTremove #thanksforthespace The City of Edinburgh Council has released plans for Experimental Traffic...
hellosw20
Jun 28, 20225 min read


Bike Bus SW: Juniper Green Primary School via Lanark Road
Bike bus will now be leaving 08:00 Dovecot Grove, 08:15 Spylaw Park, 08:20 Baberton Crescent. Arrive at school 08:25 NEXT BIKE BUS - last...
hellosw20
Jun 9, 20225 min read


#TimeToDeliver
Transcript: *Banging tunes* Child 1: I love cycling because it doesn't damage the planet. Child 2: I like cycling because it gives you...
hellosw20
May 4, 20223 min read


22 Ideas for 2022
Sometimes it can be difficult to imagine what a more sustainable, active Edinburgh looks like or how we can build it. With less than 100...
hellosw20
Jan 29, 20224 min read


What's next for SW20?
Happy New Year! South West Edinburgh 20 Minute Neighbourhoods (SW20) is thinking about the next steps for our group. This will likely be...
hellosw20
Jan 7, 20222 min read


Lessons from elsewhere: traffic calming to create streets, not roads
In South West Edinburgh we have many wide, fast roads. Often the volume and speed of traffic segregates communities. In Wester Hailes,...
hellosw20
Dec 10, 20212 min read


PRESS RELEASE - #LightUpTheNight Cycle Ride Edinburgh
On 10th December, to mark the end of the UN’s 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, women in Edinburgh will lead a Light Up...
hellosw20
Dec 9, 20213 min read


Dear Councillors
A copy of our written deputation to City of Edinburgh Council's Transport & Environment Committee , 14 October 2021. Travelling Safely:...
hellosw20
Oct 17, 20216 min read


Is Colinton a 20 Minute Neighbourhood?
Article printed in the Colinton Magazine, Autumn 2021. [links are underlined] Almost! A ’20-minute neighbourhood’ is where residents can...
hellosw20
Oct 11, 20214 min read


To see or not to see? - Lanark Road Junctions
Following our blog on crossing points on Lanark Road we've examined how the 'Spaces for People' or 'Travelling Safely' has affected...
hellosw20
Oct 7, 20217 min read


For Better or Worse? - Lanark Road Crossing Points
We sometimes hear claims that things have become more dangerous for pedestrians - especially children, elderly and disabled people -...
hellosw20
Oct 5, 20216 min read


We need your help! What is your vision for South West Edinburgh?
We've recently published some short surveys to see what improvements could be made to the recent active travel schemes. To help visualise...
hellosw20
Sep 30, 20211 min read


SW20 in the Currie & Balerno News
Live Better Locally Article published in the Currie & Balerno News, September 2021 - Full Newspaper also contains articles from local...
hellosw20
Sep 3, 20213 min read


Walking, wheeling & cycling: a low cost public health solution?
In March 2006, Scotland introduced a ban on smoking. England and Wales followed a year after. The following year, heart attack hospital...
hellosw20
Aug 20, 20211 min read
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