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Roseburn to Leith consultation begins (and the debate continues!) CCWEL

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  1. neddie
    Member

    Traffic jam from Roseburn all the way back as far as Western Corner this morning, all thanks to some essential bacon roll loading by an Ethigen van

    Posted 7 years ago #
  2. chdot
    Admin

    "

    The owners of the cafe, which celebrates its centenary year in 2018, have said that they may be forced to close because of new parking charges for the west end.

    Glasgow City Council’s new rules mean that businesses in the area have to pay £700 per vehicle - and customers have to feed the meter to visit.

    "

    http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgows-rallying-call-help-save-12817854

    Posted 7 years ago #
  3. neddie
    Member

    Yet another cafe that wants to preserve free parking for its owner and still believes its customers all come by car.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  4. Stickman
    Member

    When I was at uni the cafe was mostly occupied by students and lecturers, or by staff from the Western General across the road. The closure of the Western will have had a bigger effect than any tinkering with parking charges.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  5. Stickman
    Member

    First progress update sent out from the project manager:

    - detailed design process started in February
    - legal processes to begin in April
    - construction planned to begin 2018

    2018 will depend on the extent of the objections to the TRO process.

    The glacier inches further along....

    Posted 7 years ago #
  6. Rosie
    Member

    Corstorphine/Murrayfield - Candidates standing for election

    Scott Douglas Scottish Conservative and Unionist

    Gillian Gloyer Scottish Liberal Democrats

    Kate Nevens Scottish Green Party

    James Nisbet UKIP

    Frank Ross SNP

    John Ferguson Scott Independent

    June Whitelaw Scottish Labour Party

    So P Gregson not standing.

    http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2017/03/list-of-candidates-for-council-elections-2017/

    Posted 7 years ago #
  7. neddie
    Member

    City Centre West to East Cycle Link and Street Improvements – Project Update 1

    Project Updates

    This is the first Project Update bulletin for the Council’s City Centre West to East Cycle Link and Street Improvements (CCWEL) project.

    The main aim of the project is to...

    These bulletins will be issued regularly and will include updates on:
     key project-related information
     project progress
     statutory procedures
     construction information and arrangements
    When construction commences on site (currently programmed for 2018), updates will be issued more frequently and will include the latest details of:
    construction timescales and duration of work phases
     contractor working hours
     access arrangements
     traffic management (including road closures, temporary changes to parking and loading, and temporary bus stop changes etc)
     general construction progress

    ...

    For more information

    For further information on the CCWEL project, please contact Mr Callum Smith, Senior Project Manager, Major Projects on 0131 469 3592 or c.smith@edinburgh.gov.uk

    Please also use these contact details if you wish to be added to or removed from the mailing list for future CCWEL Project Updates.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  8. neddie
    Member

    Latest Progress

    The preliminary design for the full route between Roseburn and Picardy Place was approved in December 2016. This followed an extensive period of work with a range of project stakeholders over a three-month period to improve the design as far as possible.

    The detailed design process is now underway, having commenced in February 2017. This stage of the project involves developing the approved preliminary design to a more detailed, technical level.

    A dedicated Stakeholder Liaison Officer for the project will be appointed in the coming weeks. This officer will act as a key point of contact for all project stakeholders, including residents and businesses, and will maintain regular contact with the local community for the duration of the project. Contact details for the new Stakeholder Liaison Officer will be circulated in a future update.

    Further information on the CCWEL project, including plans showing the approved preliminary design, are available on the project webpage at: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20135/cycling_projects/1209/roseburn_to_leith_walk_cycle_route

    Statutory Procedures

    The Council intend to begin the statutory legal processes necessary to implement the changes in April 2017. This will give any interested parties the formal right to object to elements of the proposed changes or express other views. Any comments received will be referred to the Council’s Transport & Environment Committee (or Regulatory Committee for changes relating to taxi stances).

    The first part of the route for which statutory orders will be progressed will be the section between Roseburn Park and Manor Place.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  9. Big_Smoke
    Member

    The Council intend to begin the statutory legal processes necessary to implement the changes in April 2017. This will give any interested parties the formal right to object to elements of the proposed changes or express other views

    So that cretin is to have another go?

    Posted 7 years ago #
  10. Can he have a go & launch his usual objections? I'd have thought that as a member of the working group he wouldn't be allowed to. (Although there's nothing to stop him masterminding objections through his NIMBY pensioner army, I suppose).

    Posted 7 years ago #
  11. Stickman
    Member

    The Leith Walk project has been referred to the Scottish Government so I expect this will be as well.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  12. chdot
    Admin

    "

    No place has loomed larger as epicenter and epitome of today’s market-driven housing crisis than Brooklyn, New York. There, working-class and ethnic enclaves of an older, grittier New York hold out against the looming threat of gentrification-induced displacement catalyzed by the arrival of Ivy-educated millennials with their barista coffee and bike lanes.

    "

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/06/americas-forgotten-crisis-50-percent-native-american-tribe-homeless

    Posted 7 years ago #
  13. Stickman
    Member

    Related: the consultation response to the proposed changes to Roseburn Park. Written comments are revealing of attitudes to bikes.

    https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/design-cycle-walk-roseburn-park/consult_view

    Posted 7 years ago #
  14. HankChief
    Member

    MCC's response to Consultation

    • There is a confusion about who goes were. Have the pedestrians been observed using one
    side of the path or the other. Certainly in the morning rush hour the primary school children
    going to Roseburn School will cross the line chosen for bikes. Is a new path being laid
    suitable for each mode of travel?
    • In the past I do not think that bikes were allowed to be used in the park or along the water
    side. So why is this invasion being allowed? I have a small amount of sympathy for the
    cyclists as the main roads are over capacity during rush hours but not otherwise. Could the
    use of parks and other pedestrian walkways be free of bikes outside rush hour?

    Posted 7 years ago #
  15. SRD
    Moderator

    @hankchief I noted that too. Odd how it seems to be a personal response, not a group one. has a community councilllor gone rogue?

    Posted 7 years ago #
  16. HankChief
    Member

    I will inquire, as a newly appointed member of MCC representing a fully constituted Local Interest Group. :-)

    Posted 7 years ago #
  17. gembo
    Member

    @hankchief - nice one

    Posted 7 years ago #
  18. Stickman
    Member

    has a community councilllor gone rogue?

    There is one in particular with form for this.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  19. Morningsider
    Member

    Sound the alarm - it's an INVASION!

    Cyclists - thousands of 'em. Don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes!

    Posted 7 years ago #
  20. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    I have a small amount of sympathy for the cyclists...

    Forty years of Spokes, seven years of PoP. Not wasted after all.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  21. HankChief
    Member

    @roseburncycle will be attempting to live tweet the Murrayfield hustings using #MurrayHust

    Starting now

    Posted 7 years ago #
  22. Stickman
    Member

    From the tweets it looks like the Tory candidate is opposed to Option A, wants only a 3 month trial and can't see how congestion will improve.

    In stark contrast Frank Ross says he wouldn't want it removed after a trial and expects full benefits to be seen in 5-10 years. Damascene conversion!

    Posted 7 years ago #
  23. chdot
    Admin

    "Frank Ross says he wouldn't want it removed after a trial and expects full benefits to be seen in 5-10 years"

    Yes, that was impressive.

    Posted 7 years ago #
  24. HankChief
    Member

    I'm hoping this is a storified record of the tweets tonight.

    https://storify.com/RoseburnCycle/murrayfield-hustings

    Posted 7 years ago #
  25. Stickman
    Member

    Yes, that was impressive

    Had a call from Humza Yousef?

    Posted 7 years ago #
  26. HankChief
    Member

    I don't mind what it was that convinced him, the fact that Frank is publically supporting the cycle route and talking about its impact on future generations can only be a good thing :-)

    Posted 7 years ago #
  27. Stickman
    Member

    Totally agree!

    Posted 7 years ago #
  28. Stickman
    Member

    Project update email sent yesterday: detailed design still progressing, TRO work for Roseburn-Haymarket finalising.

    Also saw that parking will be suspended on the south side of Roseburn Terrace for 2 weeks from tomorrow for roadworks. Mayhem, chaos etc.

    Posted 6 years ago #
  29. Stickman
    Member

    From Edinburgh Travel:

    "Next gas main renewal project is Roseburn Terrace, starting tomorrow (Sat 1st) with Roseburn Street closed for ~3 weeks. #edintravel"

    Posted 6 years ago #
  30. neddie
    Member


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