But the parking attendants aka blue meanies have no powers over double parking, IIRC, which is why the cars are double parked even when there are spaces. My own view; such vehicles should be treated as they are in Holland - wrapped in tape, I understand.
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Leith Walk Project
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Posted 9 years ago #
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Maybe I misremembered but were there not plans afoot to decriminalise this sort of thing, thus allowing LAs to enforce double parking as they do (say) bus lane infractions?
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Dear Stakeholders
Stakeholder email 48: Progress Update and Revised Completion Date
Summary of current site progress
The contractors are currently preparing to move into the final phases of sections 5 and 7. Due to the nature of individual site conditions, these moves won’t occur simultaneously.
In section 5 (Between Iona Street/Pilrig Street and Dalmeny Street/Arthur Street), the kerbing excavation and installation is underway at the Dalmeny Street junction. Two lighting columns are also being relocated. The kerb excavation and gully installation is underway on the west side of the street.
In section 7 (around Smith’s Place and Stead’s Place), some slab work, around 30m2 remains outstanding on the West side, while, on the East side, grouting of the slabs has still to be completed. Lighting columns have been moved and an addition gully has been installed.
Looking ahead
The contractors are planning to continue with the installation of the new kerb lines in the final sections during next week and commence laying the slabs.
Completion date
The completion date for these sections was initially planned by the contractors to be during week commencing 11 August, however, due to more complex site conditions than they originally anticipated, the contractors are now aiming to complete them by the end of August, during week commencing the 25th.
Regards
Alan"
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Dear Stakeholders
Stakeholder email 49:
Balfour Street Trees
Following a site visit by our Trees and Woodland Officer to check on the condition of the trees at the junction of Balfour Street where works are currently progressing, he has advised that one is damaged and dying (totally unconnected to the works themselves) and should be removed. As a result, he is arranging the removal of the Hornbeam at the northern corner to take place on Thursday 11 September. He has also advised that a replacement should not go back into the same location as the current tree pit is positioned too closely to the adjacent tree. It is planned, therefore, to construct a new pit slightly further away from this spot to allow new planting to take place later in the year and our contractors will investigating nearby locations to assess their suitability. In addition, the existing trees at this junction have outgrown their surrounding guards and, as a consequence, these guards will be removed.
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Dear Stakeholders
Stakeholder email 50: Progress update and September weekend contractor holiday
Progress update
All work is currently running on schedule to the programme timescale
Section 6a West (Balfour Street southwards):
· All kerbs re-laid south of Balfour Street
· 75% of existing slabs removed
· 25% of new slabs re-laidSection 6a East (Jameson Place southwards)
· 50% of existing slabs removed
· 15% new slabs re-laid
· Trial hole to relocate lighting column completedSection 8a West (Jane Street southwards)
· 40% of existing slabs removed
· New gully connection complete
· Installation of kerbs 50% complete
· 20% of new slabs re-laidSection 8a East (South of Manderston Street)
· 50% of existing slabs removed
· Installation of kerbs 75% complete
· 15% of new slabs re-laidOther sections:
· Snagging works to sections 5 and 7 on-goingLooking ahead for next week:
· Continue with footpath works in all sections
· Relocate lighting columns in sections 6 and 8
· Gully installation at Stead’s PlaceSeptember Weekend holiday
As this September weekend is a holiday one for our contractors, work on site will cease on Thursday evening and commence again on the morning of Tuesday 16 September. The Council remains open during these days if you have any enquiries.
Regards
Alan"
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When are they going to start on the road surface again? Any plans to start enforcing traffic regulations?
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Also what about the promised cycle parking? No sign of it two days ago...
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The walk seems more tricky in the places where the pavement is being enlarged the parts that still have 2 lanes appear to allow more space for cars to pass more easily. With such wide-street I cant but help think there would have been space for separate cycle path a missed opportunity may be.
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@Ed1
I absolutely agree - and when the council finally grasps that this is necessary, the street will have to be rebuilt again. A missed opportunity indeed, and a waste of money.
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Dear Stakeholders
Stakeholder email 51: Section 6 (Balfour Street to Springfield Street) – Sequencing change
Construction on both east and west sides of Section 6A (Jamieson Place and Balfour Street southwards respectively) is nearing completion and is expected to be finished by the end of this week. Normally, work would continue directly onto the next immediate worksites, Sections 6B east and west. However, due to the ongoing Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process that may impact on the final design of these sections, our contractors will instead be skipping them for the time being and moving straight on to Sections 6C east and west (around Lorne Street to Springfield Street) to carry on uninterrupted and minimise the potential for any delays. After the TRO process has concluded in late October and the final design agreed for the area north of Balfour Street and Jamieson Place, work here can continue until the planned completion in December.
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I'd like to know when the new infrastructure can be used. When are the kidnapping-sacks coming off the Belisha beacons? When will the stretch in front of La Favorita marked "loading only" no longer have cars parked there 24h/day?
Will the whole street have to be "finished" before any part is in use and enforced?
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Don't know if each individual section has its own TRO or if the whole thing is covered by a single multi-faceted mega-TRO which will be sitting unapproved until agreement is reached (with the concerned local businesses who need exhaust-gases and double-parked delivery vehicles to survive) on the sections south of Pilrig Street...
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I hope they get on with fixing the walk, at the moment its worse than ever with vans and cars doubled parked in the bus lane. I went up it twice last week at 10 am in the morning.
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The section at Pilrig Street heading down makes no sense at all just now. From the ASL to the new section of bike lane there is no obvious route that doesnt put you under a car (and its no fun to driver either). Why there is double parking outside of empty spaces that can be used free for 30 minutes is beyond me, but I can say that I will never eat in La Favorita again given their policy to double park their Fiats.
(Patch put in at bus stop in Leith Street is already uneven after a week - what was the point?)
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@dougal
Some of the answers.
The original intention was to "sign and line" each section as it was completed, and commence enforcement straight away when work was finished.
However when CEC looked 'on site' they saw that the phases of construction sometimes ended in the middle of a parking/loading lay-by, making things "quite muddy" for drivers/enforcement officers, and so "would probably not produce the kind of step change" it (and "stakeholders") wanted.
"The programme is on track for completion mid December."
"Two weeks before enforcement, we will be sending letters out to businesses and residents, and putting temporary signs up, explaining the new TRO restrictions that will apply. Before full enforcement starts, enforcers will have a week's 'grace' period where illegally parked vehicles will receive a note under the windscreen wiper to let them know the vehicle is parked illegally and that from the following week, a fixed penalty notice will be applied to vehicles parked in that location / overstaying etc.
The following week, enforcement will start in a systematic way and provisions are being made for additional staff for the initial period, to help drive reinforce this step change.
We want the new measures to have the best chance to make a significant, and positive, impact on parking behaviour, including eliminating double parking / all day parking and this means a consistent approach and clear start to the introduction of measures on LW."
So a Christmas to look forward to(?)
I suspect they will still need enforcement staff walking up and down permanently!
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"I suspect they will still need enforcement staff walking up and down permanently!"
Will be a nice wee earner for them if they do.
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"Will be a nice wee earner for them if they do."
Only if people are too stupid to move...!
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I predict a mass outburst of "Not fair, we've been doing this for years and now you telll us we can't and have to pay fines" rather as we did with the Willowbrae bus lane camera...
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"But Mr Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months."
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Dear Stakeholders
Stakeholder email 52: Progress Update, Remedial Work, and Road Resurfacing
Progress update
The programme is currently on schedule to be finished by the planned completion date of 19 December
Section 6a West (Balfour Street southwards):
· 80% of new slabs re-laid
· New tree pit installedSection 6a East (Jameson Place southwards)
· 80% new slabs re-laid
· Lighting column relocatedSection 8a West (Jane Street southwards)
· Installation of kerbs 50% complete
· 75% of new slabs re-laid
· Zebra crossing column installedSection 8a East (South of Manderston Street)
· Installation of kerbs 75% complete
· 75% of new slabs re-laid
· Zebra crossing column installedLooking ahead for next week (commencing 29 September):
· Completion of footpath works in sections 6A and 8A
· Relocate three lighting columns
· Gully no.2 installation at Stead’s Place
· Commence work on sections 6C and 8BRemedial Works
Remedial/correction works to some areas of footway in sections 5 and 7 are currently ongoing and will continue during October.
Road Resurfacing
Road resurfacing for the remainder of the current sections of Leith Walk is due to commence on Tuesday 14 October and will last around 4-5 weeks. Details of the traffic management arrangements will follow in a future stakeholder email. Road resurfacing is the most disruptive element of the works in terms of the area covered, traffic management required, associated parking restrictions and the potential inconvenience with regards to normal delivery practices. Similar to the recent resurfacing in July, parking will have to be restricted in these sections where resurfacing is taking place as there will not be available space while deliveries will be dealt with on a case by case basis and we will seek to facilitate these where it is safe and practicable to do so.
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Dear Stakeholders,
The Leith Programme
Stakeholder email 54: Progress Update
Progress Update:
The programme is currently on schedule to be finished by the planned completion date of 19 December
Section 6c West (Springfield Street southwards):
· 30% new slabs complete
· New kerb line completeSection 6c East (Lorne Street northwards)
· 75% new slabs complete
· New kerb line excavation and installation completeSection 8b West (Jane Street northwards)
· Concrete under slabs installed
· Kerbing commencedSection 8b East (Manderston Street to Crown Street)
· 30% new slabs complete
· New kerb line excavation 95% completeLooking ahead for next week:
· Drainage works at Stead’s Place complete
· Continue with slabbing works to footpaths in sections 8b (East and West)
· Complete slab works to phase 6c (East and West)
· Install temporary diversion access to Balfour Street at Arthur Street
· Commence road resurfacing
· Continue with remedial/correction worksRoad Resurfacing - Reminder
Road resurfacing for the remainder of the current sections of Leith Walk is due to commence on Tuesday 14 October and will last around 4-5 weeks. Road resurfacing is the most disruptive element of the works in terms of the area covered, traffic management required, associated parking restrictions and the potential inconvenience with regards to normal delivery practices. Similar to the recent resurfacing in July, parking will have to be restricted in these sections where resurfacing is taking place as there will not be available space while deliveries will be dealt with on a case by case basis and we will seek to facilitate these where it is safe and practicable to do so. Side roads will have to be closed for periods as and when required and when this occurs clearly signed diversion routes will be in place.
The contractors aim to carry out resurfacing work at the Balfour Street and Lorne Street junction areas during the school holidays next week in order to minimise disruption to pupils attending the schools there. During this work, vehicular access to and from Balfour Street will be via Arthur Street where a temporary access is being installed.
Remedial works will also be carried out in some sections of carriageway where resurfacing has already taken place back in July in order to meet the standard of quality expected by the Council.
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Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 55
Road Resurfacing – Week commencing 13 October
Road resurfacing for the remaining sections of Leith Walk was originally due to commence on Tuesday 14 October. Resurfacing equipment and crews have become available earlier than anticipated offering an opportunity to start the work a day earlier. Work, therefore, will now commence on Monday 13 October. The Council and its contractors are keen to utilise opportunities like this in order to ensure the programme is delivered on time.
Traffic Management cones will go out on Sunday night in the areas where the resurfacing work is due to start, allowing the planing work to commence on Monday morning. The first area due to be resurfaced is the section around Lorne Street to Balfour Street. Two way traffic will be maintained on Monday and, thereafter, similar to the earlier works carried out in July, temporary traffic lights will be used to control traffic flow.
We hope that bringing the carriageway work forward by a day will not inconvenience residents or businesses but if you have any queries or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Alan"
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As happened in Henderson Street post-Shore upgrade until planters were put in to stop it, I see from a photo on Twitter this morning that the new super-wide Leith Walk pavements make great off-road parking areas....
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Dear Stakeholders,
Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 56
Road Resurfacing – Week commencing 13 October
Contrary to the information sent earlier today in Stakeholder Update 55, indicating the bringing forward of the start date of the carriageway works by one day, Crummock (Scotland)Ltd, our contractors, have informed us that they not been able to get hold of a surface planer earlier than they had anticipated after all. Road resurfacing for the remaining sections of Leith Walk will, therefore, commence on Tuesday 14 October as previously communicated in updates 52, 53, and 54.
We would like to apologise for this conflicting information and hope that no inconvenience has been caused as a result. Earlier information regarding the resurfacing works remains the same but will now revert back 24 hours as originally planned.
Once again, we apologise for any confusion.
Regards
Alan"
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Dear Stakeholders,
Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 57
Progress Update:
The programme remains on schedule to be finished by the planned completion date of 19 December
Section 6c West (Springfield Street southwards):
· 45% new slabs completeSection 6c East (Lorne Street northwards)
· 85% new slabs complete
· Additional slabbing work being carried out to suit existing threshold level and allow surface water to run off to road channelSection 8b West (Jane Street northwards)
· Slabbing ongoing
· Kerbing completedSection 8b East (Manderston Street to Crown Street)
· 50% new slabs complete
· New kerb line completeCarriageway
· Planing to west side from Balfour Street towards Springfield Street (includes temporary diversions at Lorne Street and Balfour Street)Looking ahead for next week:
· Continue with slabbing works to footpaths in sections 8b (East and West)
· Continue slab works to phase 6c (East and West)
· Continue road resurfacing
· Continue with remedial/correction works at footway and carriagewayOvernight Radar Survey
A ground radar survey is expected to be carried out next week in Leith Walk, from the Foot of the Walk junction to Picardy Place, to confirm the location of underground apparatus in the area. This will inform design proposals for any future tram extension to Leith.The survey will be carried out overnight and will take 5 nights to complete. During this time, parking restrictions will be in operation and signage will be in place. Due to the nature of the works, any vehicles which are parked within the restricted area may be relocated to adjacent streets to allow works to be completed as quickly as possible.
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Last night I noticed Belisha beacons and level crossing have appeared on Leith walk.
The beacons are still in wrappers so not functioning. Think these beacons could be quite annoying when going down Leith walk as pedestrians may walk out in front.
Think I preferred the traffic lights at least had some warning when going down the walk, bikes go as quick as a car, but with no engine noise I notice people walk out much more often when bike than when in a car.
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"as pedestrians may walk out in front"
Good for them; that's what those sorts of crossing are for.
Posted 9 years ago # -
yes true of course a certain irony in my criticism as the sort of argument that may be used against cycling by cars, its just nice going down the walk on a bike at the speed of a car -)
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"Belisha beacons and level crossing have appeared on Leith walk."
Finally.
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its just nice going down the walk on a bike at the speed of a car
With Belisha beacons you will be - it's just bikes AND cars will (in theory) be slowed together... So it's still a level, if slower, playing field.
I noticed last weekend that the tactile slabs laid on corners of Jane Street and Stead Place with Leith Walk have not been lowered.
Surely an oversight?
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