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Oct 9 4 tweets 2 min read Read on X
*Roseburn to (almost) Canal*

I'm getting a site tour on Friday morning. Communication with ward councillors hasn't always been great during this project, so i'll be going armed with a lot of questions....

3 sets of questions from the West Approach end below ❓️🔻 Image
1. Why is this bridge so narrow?

On what is likely to be the busiest part of the route, a 1.5m bridge just invites pedestrian/cyclist conflict.

What happened to plans to purchase land from the neighbouring office block?

Can these be revived in the future? Image
2. What's going on with these steps?

Are they outside of the project area and so being left in this state?

Will this area get a lick of paint and a bit of weeding at least? Image
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3. When is the speed limit on this stretch of the West Approach Road getting reduced to 30mph?

The toucan crossing being installed can only be operated once this has been done.

Will it be done in time for the 25th November target project completion date? Image

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Oct 11
My strongest feeling on this tour was that the Dalry Community Park and the Sauchiebank Community Garden will be fantastic for the area and its local residents.

This might surprise people on completion, because the project is often seen as (just) an active travel route🧵 Image
And purely from an active travel perspective, here is one major deficiency.

This was not the preferred access route from Dundee Street. I was assured that the narrow bridge is a temporary solution until land can be purchased from the office car park.

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This is considered beyond the scope of the project, but improvements could take place as 'community benefits' before the contractor leaves the site. Just needs spruced up a bit...

Read 6 tweets
Jul 19
🧵Proposals for further delays to the Edinburgh City Centre Transformation will come to the Transport & Environment Committee on August 15th.

It seems odd to announce it in a small publication behind a pay wall.
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I wrote about this in May, when the original delay was announced.

At that time, 'funding uncertainty' was blamed, even though the project had been agreed on the basis that it could be done cheaply through traffic orders.

bellacaledonia.org.uk/2024/05/22/bac…
Now we're hearing that concerns about the impact on city centre businesses and public transport journey times are in play, and that more research is needed. Image
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Mar 15
Dalry 'Living Well Locally'...will go out for consultation soon:

🚶‍♀️wider pavements and tighter junctions

🌳 greener streets and more crossing points

🚍 traffic filter at Haymarket to stop through traffic between 7am & 7pm (buses and taxis only)

🚴‍♀️ segregated cycle lanes

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The project goes from Haymarket to McLeod Street and includes much-needed safety improvements around Dalry Primary School and Tynecastle High, and at the 5-way junction at Ardmillan

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Engagement prior to design shows overwhelming support for these changes locally - not surprising in an area where the vast majority of people do not have access to a car

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