http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Chambers Street Parking - Recent Topics en Fri, 22 May 2026 01:10:39 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9129#post-94650 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:54:23 +0000 cb 94650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/parking-spaces-to-be-axed-under-museum-plaza-plan-1-2695491">http://www.scotsman.com/news/parking-spaces-to-be-axed-under-museum-plaza-plan-1-2695491</a></p> <p>"Dramatic plans to overhaul one of the Capital’s most historic streets and create a new performance space outside the National Museum of Scotland are set to be given the go-ahead."</p> <p>"the project will see a major section of the museum’s Caithness paving extended north into Chambers Street, creating a pedestrianised plaza and leading to the loss of 39 parking bays."</p> <p>"Neil Greig, director of policy at the Institute of Advanced Motorists, said: “Nearly 40 spaces is a big number to lose, and if the area is made more attractive more people will come in and they could well be in cars, so they need to find a strategy to fund parking elsewhere in Edinburgh"</p> <p>So Neil Greig admits that removing parking can make places more attractive, but... </p>