Corstorphine / Murrayfield ward 6 - Council elections 2017
Candidates (bold indicates sitting councillors)
Scott DOUGLAS (Scottish Conservative and Unionist, @scottdouglas_, Facebook page, website): not yet responded.
Gillian GLOYER (Scottish Liberal Democrats, website): not yet responded.
Frank ROSS (Scottish National Party (SNP), frank.ross@edinburgh.gov.uk, @frankross06, Facebook page, website): responded. If Frank ROSS is one of your candidates, why not get in touch?
Position on our asks:
Support for investment of 10% of transport budget — Yes
Support for high quality infrastructure — Yes
Support for removing local barriers — Yes
"Via Twitter: I agree with the 3 asks. We have already delivered on the 10% &working towards the other two."
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/8873/ward_6_corstorphinemurrayfield.pdf
http://walkcyclevote.scot/candidate-info/?cons=S13002924
Some issues
Roseburn-Ed Park link
Roseburn #OptionA
Ladiebridge chicane
Forester Rd / Corstorphine Bank Drive Chicane
Traquair Alley steps and ped/cycle crossing of A8 Corstorphine Rd at bottom of Kaimes Road.
They were waiting for developer contribution from the Barnados site - that's near completion so need to ensure CEC get the cash and it gets built.
A traffic island on Russell Road, beside the zig zags. I think this is the right ward, but it's very close to the boundary with Sighthill/Gorgie.
Roseburn - Dalry Road link
There's the Water of Leith path / Roseburn Park conflict issues in Murrayfield / Corstorphine too.
And a tiny personal / local bugbear is the continued rubbish steps / path from Campbell Av to Murrayfield Gardens. Although it's owned by a resident, they should be required to maintain it to an appropriate standard. They (and their neighbours) are afraid of cyclists rocketing down the path and crashing into pedestrians coming out of their gates. Nothing a decent chicane wouldn't fix though, and would make it better than the present where even those cyclists who don't take a flight of steps in their stride can remount and start cycling at the bottom, getting up a decent speed in 10m or so.
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