"adamrmcvey is suggesting a stakeholder group to oversee design,as they did in Leith"
I don't actually know what this refers to. I don't know if there ever was a 'final' group actually overseeing the "design".
There may have been but I don't know.
There were certainly lots of meetings with different 'factions' - I went to a couple of the 'cycling' ones. There was a lot of discussion around the council saying 'that's not possible', 'that's too expensive', 'that would hold up the buses', 'have to allow for the possibility of extending the tram'.
One 'no way' was removing the London Road roundabout. As far as I know, that IS due to happen. There was no give way one the notion that the bottom half of LW was "too narrow" for segregated bike lines.
They weren't persuaded by calls for planters and other temporary items to 'experiment to see what works'.
There were also the McDonald Rd 'drop-ins' and at least one public meeting.
The LW - Roseburn project may or may not be more controversial, but after LW and George St. I think 'the council' is both bolder and more understanding and (perhaps) the 'general public' more accepting about the need for more active travel stuff.
At this stage I think it's a bit premature for 'stakeholder meetings' to do any sort of design work.
It might be sensible for 'Economic Development' to have a look at Roseburn.
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