The "new" council maintaining the traditions of old by demonstrating that parking isn't about trying to make the city centre a pleasant environment, or a safe one, it's all about the rattle-rattle, ker-ching of coins in parking meters and if someone stumps up the "revenue" then changes can be made quite easily.
Wonder how much cyclists would have to raise to buy the "rights" for parking in cycle lanes, and then promptly revoking them!
You have to applaud the council's double-think that the west end can act both as a free-parking-fest and the diversion for Haymarket all at the same time!
Free Edinburgh city centre parking during the Festival
Parking in Edinburgh city centre is to be free from 17:00 during the Edinburgh Festival.
The 'Alive after 5' campaign, run by Edinburgh City Council, Marketing Edinburgh and Essential Edinburgh, will see shops remaining open until 19:00.
It will run from 6 August until 1 September and could be repeated during December for the winter festivals.
The £55,000 lost income from the free parking, will be paid for by the three campaign organisers.
The streets include: Charlotte Square, Frederick Street, George Street, Glenfinlas Street, Hill Street, North Castle Street, North St Andrew Street, Queen Street, St Andrew Square, St Colme Street, Thistle Street, Young Street, Ainslie Place, Alva Street, Atholl Crescent, Chester Street, Coates Crescent, Drumsheugh Gardens, Great Stuart Street, Manor Place, Melville Crescent, Melville Street, Palmerston Place, Randolph Lane, Randolph Place, Rothesay Place, Rothesay Terrace, Rutland Square, Rutland Street, Stafford Street, Walker Street, William Street, Forth Street, Little King Street, Picardy Place, Register Place, Union Street, Waterloo Place, Annandale Street, Barony Place, Barony Street, Broughton Place, Brunswick Road, Brunswick Street, Elm Row, Gayfield Square, Gayfield Street, Hart Street, Hopetoun Crescent, McDonald Road, Montgomery Street, New Broughton, Windsor Street.
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