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A cycle path through the historic centre of the Scottish capital is among a handful of projects that will share the multi-million-pound prize in a major design competition

How about funding for policing to keep them off pavements? – Paul Brownsey More pedestrians are killed and injured on pavements by cars than by bikes so perhaps folks should stop perpetuating the myth that cyclists using footpaths is a major problem. – Dunnomuch What crime are they committing exactly by being on pavements? Some do, the overwhelming majority do not. I can barely go down a residential street nowadays without finding cars parked on the pavement. Do we police that also? – Je Suis Sarah Champion The £22 million would be better spent fixing the roads, then everyone would benefit, rather than a minority. – Barbara Thomas Cyclists should have some form of identification, especially if they cycle on pavements. Pedestrians, after all, have nowhere else to go and have a right to be able to walk on pavements safely. – Hazelsmith