Don’t know what has happened since
I asked Copilot for a summary:
"Referring to a feasibility study for a Pentland to Portobello route for active travel, per the https://www.elgt.org.uk/projects/walking-cycling/pentland-to-portobello-feasability-study/, please summarise any and all developments on this study since a report that was issued in June 2019. Be brief in your summary."
and it churned out this:
Since the June 2019 feasibility report, there appears to have been limited progress toward delivery of the full Pentland to Portobello active travel route itself, but several related developments have occurred:The route proposal has remained an adopted strategic aspiration, and by 2026 supporters reported that the scheme had been incorporated into Edinburgh City Plan 2030, although they also noted that overall progress had largely stalled.
Nature restoration and green corridor work has advanced along the Burdiehouse/Niddrie Burn corridor, which forms the backbone of the proposed route. ELGT's“Restore the Burn” programme aims to restore approximately 5 km of the burn while improving habitats, public access and active travel connections.
In 2023, the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund awarded about £201,556 to the Pentland to Portobello Greening Project, supporting projects to improve, connect and expand greenspaces along the corridor. A ministerial visit took place in October 2023 to view completed works.
By 2025-26, detailed restoration and landscape proposals were being developed for sections of Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park, including path improvements and connections linked to the Pentlands to Portobello strategic path route.
In 2026, a planning application was submitted for further Burdiehouse Burn restoration, including river re-meandering, floodplain reconnection, bridge replacement and path realignment, with the aim of enhancing ecology and public access along the corridor.
In short: since 2019, activity has focused mainly on environmental restoration, greenspace enhancement and corridor planning along the burn, rather than construction of the complete Pentland to Portobello active travel route.
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