http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "New 1500 home ‘village’ plan for Riccarton" en Fri, 22 May 2026 08:11:49 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173886 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:30:46 +0000 Arellcat 173886@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>What's a "dedicated transport hub"?</em></p> <p>Making the car park at Curriehill Station much bigger, and then building a mini-supermarket to serve all the extra people who will use the station as a park and ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173873 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:16:11 +0000 AKen 173873@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A bus stop </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173840 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:02:55 +0000 cc 173840@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What's a "dedicated transport hub"? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173830 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:48:53 +0000 gembo 173830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The high school is way under capacity. The primaries would struggle. There is another doctor at the university. These Currie folk need to get their facts right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173761 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:39:01 +0000 HankChief 173761@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>1500 new homes = 3000 cars.</p> <p>Is 2 cars per household the norm then?</p> <p>Sad but probably true... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173749 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:28:20 +0000 AKen 173749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From the article</p> <p><em>Edinburgh Pentlands MSP Gordon MacDonald said the community would fight the plans, saying the nearby Calder Road was already “like a car park”. He said: “The proposals are going to create in the region of 3000 cars. There’s no way the public transport system can cope with any more people. In the south-west of the city, there just isn’t the infrastructure for more housing.”</em></p> <p>I suppose they could try running more than one train an hour from Curriehill - or increase the number of carriages from two to four. All it would need is a slight adjustment to the timetable. They could also extend the routes of the many and frequent buses to Riccarton by an extra quarter-of-a-mile. Of course, the real problem's not the public transport but the fact that most homes would probably end up with two cars that all need to fit on the road somewhere.</p> <p>Also:</p> <p><em>“People are concerned that the doctors’ surgery is almost full, and getting an appointment is practically impossible. The schools are near bursting point now, especially the high school.”</em></p> <p>Apart from the completely empty school, of course, which is lying un-used. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14016#post-173710 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:58:29 +0000 chdot 173710@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Plans for a new 1500-home village at Riccarton with shops, a school, and a dedicated transport hub have been unveiled by developers.</p> <p>Details of the huge Wallace Land project on a greenbelt site north of Currie were revealed at a community meeting on Tuesday. But the proposals sparked concern from local residents, who warned the plans would swamp the area with new car traffic, and place impossible strains on schools and GP practices.</p> <p><a href="http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/new-1500-home-village-plan-for-riccarton-1-3617695" rel="nofollow">http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/new-1500-home-village-plan-for-riccarton-1-3617695</a> </p>