http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: urban quarter - Recent Topics en Tue, 19 May 2026 10:05:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18194#post-262314 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:22:13 +0000 Rosie 262314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A new £500 million “urban quarter” is being planned for the outskirts of Edinburgh, which will create office space for 8,000 jobs and 1,800 homes.</p> <p>The capital’s biggest development for well over a decade is earmarked for a swathe of land on both sides of the tram line near the Gyle Shopping Centre.</p> <p>About 43 acres of undeveloped land to the south of the Edinburgh Park business park would be transformed under the plans by property developer Parabola."</p> <p>The micro-brewery is a cutting edge development:-</p> <p>"A “civic square”, 150-seat conference and events facility, bar-restaurant, leisure and medical centre, micro-brewery and specially commissioned works of art would also be created."</p> <p>So are the "fantastic pedestrian and cycling links".</p> <p>"“In many ways, these are possibly the best connected commercial and residential sites in the UK – next to the airport, with train stations, tram stops, public transport access and fantastic cycling and pedestrian links."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/new-500m-urban-quarter-planned-for-edinburgh-outskirts-1-4574695" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/new-500m-urban-quarter-planned-for-edinburgh-outskirts-1-4574695</a> </p>