Has cycling reached a tipping point in Edinburgh?

Opening of the Capital's £9m bike lane into the city centre is a landmark step

Roseburn Primary pupils at the official opening of the CCWEL cycle lane. Pic: City of Edinburgh Council

As a teenager I was discouraged from cycling through Edinburgh - “cycling in this city you know you will have a crash one day, you just hope it’s not a bad one” was the motto of my aunt, who commuted regularly by bike. Having moved back to the Capital …