Hi - I went to the drop-in, as did some others from Spokes Planning Group and Cllr Corbett.
We're not clear why they aren't using the usual Consultation process.
I took some photos that should be viewable at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XBsxKj44m6JVfvvgNpwbaS4h8ekykheA though not very good quality.
Some notes from a colleague, picking up on a few points:
The exhibition showed a plan much the same as the previous one. The main changes are:
The path going up from Russell Road starts at the junction with Sauchiebank, not some way up Sauchiebank. It has a more curvy ramp, with less sharp bends.
There will be a ramp down to Duff Street, suitable for bicycles. That will allow an approach to the streets there, whose only access is now via Dalry Road.
The main path will be shared, 4m wide everywhere, except at the Dalry Road bridge which will be only 3m wide (because of limited space between the West
Approach Road and the tenements).
There will be a 4m-wide path alongside the WAR as far as the Morrison Link/Younger's Steps toucan, thus making a link via Melvin Walk and Gilmore
Park to Leamington Bridge. A cycle lane continues beside the WAR as far as its junction with Morrison Link (how useful it will be is questionable as cyclists can reach Morrison Link via Morrison Crescent, and you can't cycle
along the WAR, at least at present).
The design of Telfer Subway is to be confirmed at a later stage, but it is intended to keep it much as it is AND provide a toucan crossing of the WAR, with a new bridge replacing the current metal bridge leading to the southern
bus stop. Mentioned Tefler Subway's importance as a link to Caledonian Crescent and to Yeaman Place and beyond.
- The bridge from the Roseburn path was thought to be estimated at £7m - we need to look for a benefactor!
Graeme queried, at Spokes recent Public meeting, the objective of a route to the canal and whether it was a priority. This is a very useful link and provides access along the WAR (name needs to be changed!) and also to link with routes that do cross the canal and then onward links to Meadows etc. The Canal is not seen as the ultimate destination.
Martin
posts
