http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Shawfair back on as land sold" en Mon, 18 May 2026 04:11:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3661#post-157041 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:18:44 +0000 cb 157041@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This may have been discussed previously and I missed it but has anyone been on the new Shawfair link road?</p> <p><a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4028622">http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4028622</a><br /> <a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4028626">http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4028626</a></p> <p>Looks like a great cycle path beside it but note the comments under those Geograph pics. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3661#post-154137 Tue, 20 May 2014 22:32:45 +0000 kaputnik 154137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27478756">Back on. (Again?)</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3661#post-38438 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:00:33 +0000 chdot 38438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> The city council and Midlothian Council are in the process of selling their land holdings in the Shawfair site on the Capital's "south-east wedge" for a combined up-front payment of £6 million.</p> <p>The sale, to a new consortium of private developers, is proposed in order to try to revive the ambitious £500m vision for a new town of 5000 homes, schools, parks and offices, on part of the former Monktonhall Colliery in Midlothian.<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Shawfair-back-on-as-land.6820245.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Shawfair-back-on-as-land.6820245.jp</a><br /> <a href="http://cyclingedinburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/shawfair-map.pdf"><br /> <img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/6053450485_dc52c16e62.jpg"></a></p> <p>Previous plans were for development of "Town Centre" around Shawfair Station - on the Borders rail line - currently being built.</p> <p>There were also plans for a lot of cycle paths. It will be interesting to see how many are actually built...</p> <p>Various documents</p> <p><a href="http://cyclingedinburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/shawfair-develop-manual-revised.pdf">shawfair-develop-manual-revised.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://cyclingedinburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/shawfair-consultation-paper-final.pdf">shawfair-consultation-paper-final.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://cyclingedinburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/shawfair-local-plan.pdf">shawfair-local-plan.pdf</a></p> <p>Not directly related but an interesting document for a similar area including ERI -</p> <p><a href="http://cyclingedinburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/seet-eps_final_report1.pdf">South East Edinburgh Transport Economic Potential Study</a> </p>