http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Parking in the city en Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:03:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1635#post-15839 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:43:59 +0000 chdot 15839@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"NCP bosses identified Castle Street"</p> <p>Yeah I saw that and thought they were revising the plan to put cars <em>under</em> George Street.</p> <p>(I believe it's solid rock.)</p> <p>Edinburgh is still stuck in the 'prosperity = shops = people who drive to them'</p> <p>This is an old model - people drive 'out of town' (Gyle etc.), Tourists tend not arrive by car, some people walk, cycle bus...</p> <p><em>Even if</em> it was true, plenty of reasons for changing it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1635#post-15837 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:36:48 +0000 wingpig 15837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I assume the use of 'Street' in</p> <p><code>"As part of this strategy, NCP bosses identified Castle <strong>Street</strong> car park as an opportunity for development, but its lease with the council did not include the right to build on it."</code></p> <p>is a typing slip or moment of inattention, not a cause for alarm in the hint of other, secret plans? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1635#post-15831 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:24:04 +0000 chdot 15831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A very strange tale in today's News about the Council, one of its 'arms length' companies and NCP which sheds a bit of light on the chance of less parking (and therefore less traffic) in the city centre.</p> <p>"Lawyers for EDI told the court that their clients were told by council chiefs that the Castle Terrace project could only proceed if alternative car parking space was provided.'</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/City-developer-wins-5m-court.6609132.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/City-developer-wins-5m-court.6609132.jp</a> </p>