http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34051566
Lesley Hinds said: "We are already working closely with bus and road freight operators to reduce vehicle emissions on some of our busiest traffic routes and recent monitoring suggests that air quality is improving in many places, including the South Bridge/Nicolson Street corridor."
Emilia Hanna, of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: "Toxic traffic fumes right here on Nicolson Street are harming the public's health.
They can't both be right.
Ideally the city should pedestrianised at this time of year to improve the health and safety of visitors - and then just stay that way. They can't be scared of any downward financial effects during festival, can they? Apparently banks have run out of sacks to collect money in.