Council survey on the Corstorphine LTN published. Turns out that there isn’t majority opposition. Cllr Arthur:
Corstorphine Connections Trial Road Safety SchemeThe Council has just published a survey of local opinion on this "LTN". There is lots for it to reflect on, but there are some interesting results.
Positives:
✔️ 49% of people say they support the scheme. This is 67.1% with "Neither nor" & "No opinion / don’t know" responses removed.
✔️ 81% support the wider footways
✔️ 74% support the narrower roads
✔️ 41% of parents of children aged under 16 say "it is safe for children aged 8 and over to walk to school unaccompanied in this neighbourhood". Before the trial, only 27% of parents agreed with this.
✔️ The number of people who say "fast moving vehicles" are the biggest problem for children travelling safely in the area has fallen from 22% to 10%.On the downside:
❌61% say the biggest problem for children travelling safely in the area is still "busy traffic/too many vehicles". This has increased from 54%.
❌ 32% say the biggest problem for people walking/wheeling in the area is still "Too many vehicles". This has increased from 24%.
❌ Of the 19% of people who made further comments: 23% felt the trial had "not improved congestion/moved problem to other streets"; 18% felt it had "caused more congestion / traffic jams"; and, 5% mentioned the "bus gate on Manse Road".
❌ People now say that traffic is less of an issue on Featherall Avenue, but there are increased concerns about Corstorphine High Street, Saughton Road North & Ladywell Road.▶️ The survey suggests the scheme is delivering key benefits for the community. The challenge now is how to retain and enhance these whilst dealing with the negatives (largely vehicle volume related).
Report: edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file…
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/34371/residents-and-shoppers-survey-wave-2
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