At another 10 minutes? Yes. Yes it is, especially when you need to catch a train.

I feel safer on that one than the one at Queensferry. Behold.

Every other step? Rotten. Parts of the Handrail? Broken. The steps? Uneven. The Alternative? A winding road that takes you out into the country or a walk into the village.

Fun fact, there is a stairway like this but so much more run down near me. It’s known locally as the Jacob’s Ladder, it’s under the Forth Rail Bridge and it’s actually terrifying but it’s the quickest way between the station and the Pier.

This isn’t lazy. It’s on purpose. Erase history the Trump admin doesn’t like.