ON LEITH WALK, BIKES JUST OUTNUMBERED CARS AT RUSH HOUR.
During one May morning count, Cycling Scotland recorded more bikes than cars on Leith Walk from 8 to 9 a.m.—a first for that route, not a claim about the whole city.
Cycling Scotland recorded more bicycles than cars on Leith Walk during one morning rush-hour count, the first time that had happened on the route.
WHAT HAPPENED
Data released in September 2026 and reported by The Scotsman showed bikes outnumbering cars on Leith Walk between 8 and 9 a.m. during a May count. Cycling Scotland recorded 67,000 bicycle journeys across urban Scotland over 48 hours, up 25% year over year. Edinburgh’s e-bike scheme had logged 1.46 million trips since launch. The Leith Walk finding describes one route and one counted hour, not the whole city.
WHY THIS IS HOPESLOP
A rush-hour count is not a transport revolution. It is a small, stubborn measurement of one street behaving differently than expected. Build a usable route, give people practical bikes, and eventually the traffic count starts looking unfamiliar.
ORIGINAL SOURCECycling Scotland / The ScotsmanRead the original report
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