Enjoy.
(Well they won't be able to do it future when G St. has the planned two way cycle lane...)
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"George Street traffic ban for Edinburgh Festival"
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Posted 12 years ago #
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It is thought the radical changes to George Street [...] will be used as a trial run for a permanent traffic overhaul
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Josh Miller, chairman of the George Street Association, has warmed to the new proposals despite his previous opposition.He said: “The key is bringing more people into the area and keeping the parking. George Street, from a traffic point of view, is a destination not a thoroughfare – you don’t use it to go anywhere else.
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"is a destination not a thoroughfare – you don’t use it to go anywhere else"
Better put the 'through' bikes on Princes Street then...
Or Queen Street - why does it need five traffic lanes??
Posted 12 years ago # -
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/george-street-traffic-ban-gets-mixed-response-1-2990521
Taxi "chief" : thumbs down
Restaurant manager : (cautious) thumbs upPosted 12 years ago # -
Interesting (perhaps not) that it's referred to as a 'traffic ban' and not 'pedestrianisation'.
Posted 12 years ago # -
it's referred to as a 'traffic ban' and not 'pedestrianisation'.
Somewhat predictable from the hootsman, probably the same journalists employed by the chipwrapper and aiming at the same consumers.Posted 12 years ago # -
A success!
"Shopping areas outwith George Street saw footfall rise by up to 21 per cent compared with last year, while the hub experienced a 30 per cent jump."
Posted 11 years ago # -
cb, nothing to do with the fringe then? :)
Posted 11 years ago # -
@Klaxon, it's an increase on the same period last year....
Posted 11 years ago # -
"it's an increase on the same period last year...."
Was shut last year too(?)
Posted 11 years ago # -
Not as much of it. The west and east ends were open last year, whereas this year they were half shut off with the pubs and restaurants spilling out. Last year it was just the section in front of the Assembly Rooms that was closed off (as it was this year).
Posted 11 years ago # -
Success. Can only hope that other shopkeepers take note and push for more permanent pedestrianisation and space for people...
OT by 100 yards or so, I'd say the improvement to the public realm around St Andrew Sq and N St Andrew St now the tramwork is (nearly) done is marked. If I was a business on George St I'd be wanting some of that too. Ideal opportunity for them to call for George St to become an attractive people-friendly space again.
Posted 11 years ago # -
To be fair, it wasn't pedestrianised. The road was closed to traffic but not cycles and pedestrians wandered over the road. Not the same as pedestrianisation.
Posted 11 years ago # -
@Insto You mean the area wasn't redesigned?
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