http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Leith Central Community Council Elections en Thu, 21 May 2026 20:34:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234193 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:19:36 +0000 Fountainbridge 234193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Living Streets Scotland street audit of the cowgate</p> <p><a href="http://www.livingstreetsedinburgh.org.uk/consultation-responses/street-audit-cowgate-edinburgh/" rel="nofollow">http://www.livingstreetsedinburgh.org.uk/consultation-responses/street-audit-cowgate-edinburgh/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234183 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:05:49 +0000 crowriver 234183@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surprise, surprise.....would be interested to know what the arguments are against this. </p> <p>(Half expect this to be parents of children attending St Mary's primary on East London Street, who are aghast at the school run in the car becoming more difficult) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234181 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:32:59 +0000 robyvecchio 234181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was no meeting today, but I had a brief encounter with what I assume is the "against" group. I think there is some campaigning going on to object the restriction of Montgomery street. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234168 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:19:13 +0000 crowriver 234168@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It should be all about reflecting the views of local people - finding out their opinion - and representing that to the planners."</p> <p>Still a huge amount of work though. For example on recent OTCC minutes I noted mentions of Caltongate; Cowgate/Victoria Street hotel; Kings Stables Road development; plus a number of other planning related issues, including, interestingly a street audit of the Cowgate by Living Streets...</p> <p>That's just the planning stuff: there's responsibilities to scrutinise transport, local policing, litter and refuse, etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234149 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:27:32 +0000 chdot 234149@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>What’s really needed to “transform our democratic landscape” is a new tier of town, village and island councils – perhaps in addition to slimmed-down versions of the current regional sized authorities. In many European countries town-sized councils have volunteer councillors who get paid leave from employers like staff on jury duty. All are small enough to be the local community. Only in Scotland (and rUK) do politicians sustain this unhealthy division between super-sized council and organic community and bridge the gap with ad-hoc arrangements.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/lesley-riddoch-alarm-bells-at-sturgeon-s-new-deal-1-4260056" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/lesley-riddoch-alarm-bells-at-sturgeon-s-new-deal-1-4260056</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234148 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:26:01 +0000 wangi 234148@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All comes down to what the role of a community council really is though. For the vast majority of planning applications, a community council should have no opinion. For major applications their role is *not* to act as a planning official, getting the views of community councillors and writing them up referring to planning policy and all that.</p> <p>It should be all about reflecting the views of local people - finding out their opinion - and representing that to the planners. As part of the Planning Concordat, a community council can approach the major developments to get funding to facilitate that consultation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234142 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:07:35 +0000 crowriver 234142@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wangi, that is hopeful. Let's keep an eye on it. Given the huge number of planning applications they have to deal with, I imagine the OTCC is fairly soul destroying... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234141 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:02:58 +0000 chdot 234141@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"20 names already for the formation of a new Old Town CC"</p> <p>Ah, so some people see OTCC as useful/valuable and worth having.</p> <p>That's encouraging. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234139 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:00:22 +0000 chdot 234139@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"no longer exists"</p> <p>Suspect one reason is years of having views (particularly about new developments) ignored by CEC . </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234138 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:59:16 +0000 wangi 234138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Although my understanding is that there's a petition of 20 names already for the formation of a new Old Town CC. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234136 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:52:45 +0000 crowriver 234136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not such good news for the Old Town CC:</p> <p>"Owing to the shortage of nominations for membership of the Old Town Community Council the Old Town Community Council no longer exists. "</p> <p><a href="http://web14.extendcp.co.uk/edinburgholdtowncc.org.uk/wordpress/" rel="nofollow">http://web14.extendcp.co.uk/edinburgholdtowncc.org.uk/wordpress/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234132 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:42:23 +0000 crowriver 234132@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Klaxon, cheers, must have missed that on the CC web site.</p> <p>17 October 2016<br /> 7.00pm<br /> in the Nelson Room, McDonald Road Library </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234129 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:23:13 +0000 Klaxon 234129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tonight at 7pm (third Monday of the month) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234128 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:19:08 +0000 crowriver 234128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, it seems Leith Links will be the only CC to have an election this time around. </p> <p>Good work, Roberto. When is the first meeting of Leith Central CC?</p> <p>As to the CPZ, we are just outside the current north eatern boundary and commuter parking is a blight. Also a lot of small businesses dump vans here overnight or at the weekend. Ideally the CPZ would extend out eastwards to Meadowbank, to reduce the incentive for daytime or weekend vehicle dumping... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234106 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:15:01 +0000 Klaxon 234106@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice one.</p> <p>I'm not sure of the CC's current position but the council has been testing the appetite for extended CPZ. </p> <p>My position is it should be extended to take in the whole box of streets bordered by Easter Rd, London Rd, Duke / Great Junction Sts and Ferry Rd</p> <p>My justification is that everywhere else in the city CPZ finishes 2-3Km from the city centre. Nobody will park and walk to work in the centre from Gorgie, Morningside or Cameron Toll. But you can park on any of the Leith Walk side streets and easily walk to new town offices as the fringe (Brunswick Rd) is only 500m from the Omni centre.</p> <p>So yes, you'll have a bit more park and riding on the new fringe than now, but it won't be nearly so bad as the park and walking we get today on a street that is 20% parked on on a Sunday (residents) and &gt;100% at 10am on a Monday </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-234100 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:22:49 +0000 robyvecchio 234100@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like at least a nomination was withdrawn, no elections needed. Thanks for support everyone! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-233099 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:06:53 +0000 wangi 233099@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice one Roberto. In 2013 when there were elections for Porty CC the council sent polling cards to everyone on the electoral role. You could then use the ID on the card to vote on-line (open for a few weeks) or on the polling day at the local library. Everyone had a do short candidate statements. When voting you had as many votes as there places to fill.</p> <p><a href="http://forum.talkporty.org/viewtopic.php?p=96969#p96969" rel="nofollow">http://forum.talkporty.org/viewtopic.php?p=96969#p96969</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-233072 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:06:13 +0000 robyvecchio 233072@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know yet, just fresh from the press. However according to the ECC website elections should be on <strong>Thursday 27 October 2016</strong> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-233049 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:11:04 +0000 crowriver 233049@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@robyvecchio, do you have any details of how to vote? Can't find anything online... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-233044 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:56:54 +0000 threefromleith 233044@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Go Roberto! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16990#post-233018 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:39:31 +0000 robyvecchio 233018@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The number of candidates exceeded the number of places available for the Leith Central Community Council, so it's going to poll.<br /> I suspect a sudden influx of 'concerned citizens' from the recent online petition on restricted parking since the CC barely met the legal number last year.<br /> I'm standing to support the segregated cycle track and introduce parking regulations on Leith Walk.</p> <p>Roberto </p>