Edinburgh covid street schemes

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• Background documents
• Processes towards making SfP schemes permanent, March-Sept 2021
• Experimental Traffic Orders, Nov 2021–>
• Cycle lanes, road closures and related
• Town Centres
• School schemes
• Bus (BPRDF) schemes

Notes about this page

• This page covers schemes related to the covid19 pandemic and using Scottish Government / Sustrans Spaces for People [SfP] funding and rules or the Bus Priority Rapid Development Fund [BPRDF]
• It is a largely complete listing though we cannot promise it is 100%
• Note that in view of the urgency, organisations only get 5 days to respond, so our volunteers have put in a lot of effort!
• The Lothians Councils also have SfP schemes. East Lothian Midlothian West Lothian
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Background documents, from start in 2020 to April 2021

• Edinburgh Council documents…
  • Spaces for People page… www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1
  • *November 2020… SfP report to Transport Committee 12.11.20 on all SfP projects *below means that the decision is explained in this report (still to be completed)
  • Dec 2020… Clickable council map of SfP projects
  • Jan 2021 .. SfP report to Transport Cttee 28.1.21
  • Feb 2021 .. lists of main SfP schemes, existing & planned street schemes (excluding most town centre schemes) school schemes
  • Apr 2021 … SfP report to Transport Cttee 22.4.21
• Spokes documents [see also Spokes deputations in next section]
  • June 2020 post: lessons for future ‘permanent’ projects to bring faster delivery and more effective consultation
  • Jan 2021 post: Challenges in making SfP permanent
  • Feb 2021 post: Council consultation on making SfP permanent
  • Mar 2021 post: #SpokesMtg … Spaces for People – the Future
  • Letters to the Council re SfP progress … July 22 letter … Aug 18 letter

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Processes towards making SfP schemes permanent, March-Sept 2021

• 2102 Council consultation page
• 2102 Spokes background article
• 2103 Spokes public meeting on making permanent
• 2103 Interesting responses by other organisations … Preston St PS Parent Council
• 2103 SWEM complaint to Council, referencing Spokes; Spokes response; Further emails
• 2104 Spokes response to consultation – Council questionnaire Spokes comprehensive additional response
• 2105 Spokes website article Growing Edinburgh’s Cycle Network beyond Spaces for People
• 2106 Outcomes of Council SfP consultation & survey
  • Public consultation report (i.e self-selected)
  • Market research report (representative sample)
  • Market research raw data (for anyone wishing to analyse further!)
  • Overall support: Table comparing public consultation v market research + valuable comments in this market research table
  • Useful page of links to background data
• 2106 17.6.21 Transport Committee Spaces for People report Coalition amendment scrapping Lanark Road scheme Spokes deputation Other written deputations Twitter thread of meeting
• 2106 24.6.21 Full Council Final SfP decisions [nearly all schemes to remain, replacing TTROs by ETROs, except town-centres] Spaces for People report Amendments, incl Coalition amendment reinstating Lanark Road [see 7.13] Spokes/BEST joint deputation BEST letter to Council Leader & Deputy re Lanark Road Other written deputations Twitter thread of meeting (incl final vote)
• 2108 19.8.21 Transport Committee Spaces for People report (now called Travelling Safely) – most schemes to be converted from TTRO to ETRO Spokes/BEST deputation SW20Ed deputation Webcast of meeting Twitter thread of meeting, including final vote passing the motion unamended
• 2108 Next steps, briefing to stakeholders
• 2109 140 Lothians medics support SfP retention/expansion letter press release
• 2110 14.10.21 Transport Committee SfP report 7.1 (now Travelling Safely) – status of all schemes
• 2111 11.11.21 Transport Committee SfP report 7.1 (Travelling Safely) – status of all schemes Deputations, including Spokes South Edinburgh Amendments [Green amendment 7.1 successful] Minutes of the 11.11.21 meeting, showing the amended motion. NB for the next stages see our ‘Travelling Safely’ post-covid page.

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Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETRO) November 2021–>

SfP schemes which the Council wishes to make permanent [11.11.21 TEC report 7.1, appendix 1], including all the main-road bike schemes and some traffic-free roads, will initially move from TTRO (temporary TRO) to ETRO (experimental), since the current government rules (which are to be changed) do not make it possible to move directly to a full (permanent) TRO.

• 2111 Draft Orders stakeholder consultn / Overview of Orders / Statement of Reasons / Outline maps / Spokes response. Note that at this stage the actual draft Orders are not yet available, but are named as follows and are summarised in the above ‘Overview’ document.
  • TRO/21/26 ETRO City Centre
  • TRO/21/27 ETRO North
  • TRO/21/28 ETRO East
  • TRO/21/29 ETRO South
  • TRO/21/30 ETRO West
• 2206 Further developments on the ETROs are now on this page

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Cycle lane, road closure & related schemes

… the most recent ones at the top (roughly)

Portobello-Musselburgh seg cycle route Paper to 22.4.21 Transport Cttee Council planned to drop this as a SfP scheme as could not be built before SfP funding deadline (Para 4.6 here). Spokes Porty sent deputation as follows … Deputation speech slides [ppt file] user quotes Spokes tweets from Cttee

Seafield Road East/ Fillyside Road crossing & defenders for existing shared footway map consultn letter Spokes Porty response Decision letter

Starbank Road parking restrictions map consultn letter Spokes response Decision

West Shore Road, Granton road closure map1 map2 map3 consultn letter Spokes response Consultation results Decision letter

Restalrig Road South (Smokey Brae) seg cycle lanes incl contraflow maps consultn letter Spokes response Decision: project scrapped (will be considered in later permanent scheme) Council TEC SfP report 22.4.21 confirming scrapping

Duddingston Road West seg cycle lanes maps consultn letter Spokes Porty response Decision Decision map Cllr McLellan response to decision

Canonmills to Broughton St seg cycle lanes + footway maps consultn letter Spokes response Decision

Mayfield Road seg cycle lanes – connecting the Buccleuch St scheme to KB and A701 Liberton Road maps consultn letter Spokes response Decision

Slateford Road seg cycle lanes – connecting the Lanark Rd and Dundee St schemes

• 2102 map consultn letter Spokes response
• 2103 Decision letter ‘Plans for Notification’ Updated maps – map1 map2 map3 map4

Drum Brae North seg cycle lanes

• 2102 map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• 2108 Decision to remove downhill segregation [appendix 5 has the rationale]
• 2208 Removal decision re-affirmed [page 9]

Silverknowes Parkway to NEPN (link to foreshore from North Ed Network) Consultn letter Map Spokes response Decision

Greenbank-Meadows quiet route (GMQR) + Braid Road + some Comiston Rd (2109)

• 2004 very early SfP Braid Road closure – no consultation process at that stage
• 2011 GMQR Consultn letter Map Spokes response
• 2101 GMQR Decision Letter Response to comments Decision map
• 2101 Braid Rd – Council recommends reopening southbound [4.3.1]. Spokes deputation asking for closure to remain
• 2103 Council options for reopening (or not) southbound – notes for workshop
• 2103 Braid Rd reopening + GMQR changes after workshop – consultn letter maps overview map1 map2 map3 map4 map5 map6 map7 (no map 8!) map9 Spokes response
• 2104 Braid Rd reopening + GMQR – implementation designs – decision letter mapsoverview map1 map2 map3 map4 map5 map6 map7 map 8 map9
• 2104 Braid Rd reopening + GMQR – final maps. These maps (all in the one file) were tweeted by the Council and are marginally more recent than those circulated above with the decision letter
• 2105 Braid Rd/GMQR ‘urgent review’ letter maps of problem+solutions
• 2109 Braid Rd/Comiston Rd ‘local resident engagement’ on (a) Reopening Braid Rd both ways (b) ‘easing’ impacts on Cominston Rd Consultation site Spokes response
• 2111 Following consultation, TEC agrees (a) Braid Rd 2-way traffic (but useful toucan crossing) and (b) Comiston Rd convert section of cycle lane to bus lane (but will be 24/7) See papers in para for TEC 11.11.21 above.

A90, Dean Bridge to Cramond Brig Bus + cycle lanes (not all seg) Consultn letter Map [13MB] Spokes response Consultation results Decision letter

Lanark, Longstone & Inglis Green roads seg cycle lanes + bus measures

• 2009 Initial consultation Consultn letter Outline map Detailed map Spokes response Decision
• 2012 Pre-implementation revised plans Council letter map1 map2 map3 map4 map5 map6
• 2101 Pre-implementation 2nd revision Council letter map1 map2 map3 map4 map5 map6
• 2101 Pre-implementation 3rd revision Council letter Letter to residents Risk assessment chart map1 map2 map3 map4 map5
• 2109 Post-implementation consultn re cycle speeds & floating parking Options for change Views of local cllr Scott Arthur Consultation website Spokes response

A1 Bus & Cycle scheme consultn letter maps (13MB) Spokes+Porty response Decision

Silverknowes Road bus lane & cycle lane consultn_letter-north map-north consultn_letter-south map-south Spokes response Decision

Pennywell Road seg bike lanes consultn letter maps Spokes response Decision

Buccleuch Street + Causewayside seg bike lanes consultn letter-BuccleuchSt maps- BuccleuchSt consultn letter-Causewayside maps-Causewayside Spokes response (to both consultations) Decision-BuccleuchSt Decision-Causewayside

• 2103 Causewayside scheme review

Aboretum Place Build-outs, parking changes Consultn letter map1 map2 map3 Spokes response Decision

Seafield Street seg bike lane consultn letter map Spokes Porty response Decision

Gilmerton Road seg bike lanes consultn letter maps Spokes response Decision

Craigmillar Park, Minto St etc seg bike lanes consultn letter maps Spokes response Decision

Melville Drive seg bike lanes consultn letter maps Spokes response Decision

Duddingston Road seg bike lanes consultn letter maps Spokes Porty response Decision

• 2012 Post-installation Spokes Porty intro letter & council reply Spokes Porty map-based response… overall response map P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06

Wester Hailes Road seg bike lanes consultn maps Spokes response decision Spokes further letter re dangerous slip road

Orchard Brae roundabout cycle safety consultn maps Spokes response decision

Ferry Road seg bike lanes consultn maps Spokes response decision+letter

Meadowplace Road seg bike lanes

• 2007 consultn maps Spokes response decision
• 2102 revised scheme consultn letter maps Spokes response decision

Dundee St / Fountainbridge seg bike lanes map1 map2 map3 map4 map5 map6 map7 Spokes response decision+letter November-installation

• 2012 following start of installation Spokes comments
• 2102 response to Spokes Implementation maps… map1 map2 map3 map4 map5 map6 map7

East Craigs low traffic neighbourhood consultn letter consultn maps Spokes response

• 2009 Following local controversy letter to residents briefing to residents
• 2010 Decision Explanatory letter to residents Leaflet for residents
• 2102 Implementation details letter map

Comiston Road A702 seg bike lanes

• 2007 consultn letter map1 map2 map3 map4 Spokes response decision+letter
• 2109 see Braid Road above for proposals potentially to downgrade some bike provision

Victoria Street closure

• 2007 Initial closure map Spokes response
• 2012 Revision for deliveries letter map

Cockburn Street closure map Spokes response

North Bridge, Waverley Bridge, East Princes Street North Bridge East Princes St (includes Leith St) South St David St Waverley Bridge Spokes response Decision on N Bridge is joint with S Bridge – below

• 2202 Removal of East Princes St bus gate – no consultation

George IV Bridge, Mound & South Bridge South Br Geo IV Br Mound Forrest Rd Spokes response 2006 Decision GeoIVBr, Forrest Rd, Mound 2012 Decision: N & S Bridge; ChambersSt; NicolsonSt DecisionMap1 Map2 Map3 Map4

Warriston Road – consultation – Spokes response *[2011 Scheme scrapped]

Crewe Road South – cycle lane to WGH Spokes response [our argument for segregation was accepted] Decision picture

Old Dalkeith Road – segregated lane to RIE consultn letter map1 map2 map3 Spokes response Decision (second half of document)

Braid Road & Braidburn Terrace – this is under GMQR above (Greenbank-Meadows QR)

Cammo Walk early road closure scheme – no consultation … then modified to add a Maybury Rd crossing

Stanley Street & Hope Lane, Portobello map consultn letter Spokes Porty response Decision [NB: a follow-up consultation in October was under the heading of Portobello High School – see schools below]

Silverknowes Road early road closure scheme – no consultation

Links Gardens, Leith

• 2005 very early road closure scheme – no consultation
• 2108 Cars to be re-admitted Council letter Note this may be revisited after tram works & as part of ‘Leith Connections’ LTN [para 2106 on our Leith page]

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Edinburgh local Town Centres

• June 2020 – outline consultation Consultation text (example) Clerk St Corstorphine Easter Rd/Gt Junction St Gorgie Rd Morningside/Bruntsfield Portobello S.Queensferry Stockbridge Tollcross … Spokes General Response … SpokesPorty response re Portobello … Tweet thread
• July 2020 – detailed consultations for several of the town centres
  • All town centres – Spokes general response
  • Portobello – consultn map Spokes Porty response decision
  • Portobello Kings Place – map phase 1 map phase 2 Spokes Porty response Decision
  • Morningside Road – consultn map Spokes South Edinburgh response decision
  • Stockbridge – consultn map – general response above decision
    • Most of the scheme delayed to Nov2020 due to gas works. Revised proposals (info, not consult)… letter map1 map2 map3 map4 map5
  • Corstorphine
    • 2007 St Johns Road – consultn map – see Spokes general response above decision
    • 2102 Corstorphine High St etc – map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
  • Leith, Great Junction Street – consultn map – general response above decision *[2011 Scheme scrapped]
  • Gorgie & Dalry Roads – consultn map – general response above decision
  • Bruntsfield – consultn map Spokes response decision
  • Tollcross – consultn map Spokes response decision
  • Queensferry High Street – consultn mapconsultn letterSpokes responsedecision
    • The above decision is to drastically change the scheme to a 1-way. See map. No re-consultation but we have concerns over this new scheme, therefore – Spokes response
    • Further Spokes comments & response
• Oct 2021 – removal of most town centre SfP schemes, as in TEC & Full Council decisions (see paras 2106 above)
  • Bruntsfield
  • Corstorphine High St [wide footway remains at crossing point]
  • Gorgie Rd & Dalry Rd [wide footway remains at Dalry cemetary]
  • Morningside [uphill seg lane replaced by advisory; wide footway remains between Merlin and Cuddy Lane]
  • Porty [wide footway remains West of Bridge Street]
  • Stockbridge
  • Tollcross

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Schools

Some early school projects were fairly minor, but many of the more recent ones are quite ambitious with 24/7 road closures. We wonder if easier ones were tackled earlier, or if the Council gained confidence as experience built up!

Note – primary schools are listed in alphabetic order, except where the Council held combined consultations.

• Balerno HS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Bonaly PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Boroughmuir HS map; Bruntsfield PS map; S.Morningside PS map; Road closures, parking restrictions Consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Broomhouse PS early minor scheme No Spokes volunteer
• Brunstane PSmapconsultn letterSpokes Porty responseDecision
  • scheme2 map2 consultn2 letter Spokes Porty response2 Decision2
  • scheme3 map consultn letter Spokes Porty response Decision decision map
• Buckstone PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Cammo Road, Cammo Estate Forest Kindergarten road closures consultn letter map Decision – scheme dropped
• Carrickknowe PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Castleview PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Corstorphine PS map Consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Craigentinny PSmapconsultn letterSpokes Porty responseDecision
  • phase2 consultn letter map Spokes Porty response Decision
• Craiglockart PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Craigour PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Currie PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Dalry PSmapconsultn letterNo Spokes volunteer Decision
  • phase2 consultn letter map No Spokes volunteer Decision decision map
• Davidsons Mains PSmapconsultn letterSpokes response Decision – phase2
  • phase2 map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Echline PS – combined consultn with Queensferry PS below
• Ferryhill PS [Drylaw area] map consultn letter No Spokes volunteer Decision decision map
• Gracemount PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Granton PS map consultn letter No Spokes volunteer Decision decision map
• Gylemuir PS [Corstorphine area] map consultn letter No Spokes volunteer Decision decision map
• Hermitage Park PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Holy Cross RC PS [Craighall area] map consultn letter No Spokes volunteer Decision decision map
• James Gillespie PSmap; Sciennes PSmap; Footway improvements only Consultn letterSpokes response JGPS Decision
  • Sciennes PS Second consultation (road closure!) map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Juniper Green PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Leith Walk PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Liberton PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Longstone PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Lorne PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Murrayburn PS road changes consultn letter map No Spokes volunteer Decision
• Nether Currie PS parking restrictions consultn letter map Spokes response
• Niddrie Mill & St Francis PS road closures map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Parsons Green PS map consultn letter Spokes Porty response Decision
• Pentland PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Pirniehall PS map consultn letter No Spokes volunteer Decision decision map
• Portobello HS [Hope Lane] mapconsultn letterSpokes Porty response Decision
  • Note that there was a related SfP consultation in May for part-closure in Stanley St/ Hope Lane. It was not termed as a school scheme, so see main consultation list above
• Prestonfield PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision consultn2 letter map2 Spokes response2 Decision2
• Preston St PS map; Coned-off lane Consultn letter Spokes response Decision Parent Council response to consultation on making permanent
• Queensferry PS map; Echline PS map; Consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Ratho PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Royal High road closure consultn letter map Spokes response
• Rudolph Steiner [Merchiston] map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• Sciennes PS – combined consultation with James Gillespie above
• Stenhouse PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• St Catherine’s PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• St Georges [Roseburn] map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• St John Vianney PS map consultn letter Spokes response Decision
• St Joseph’s PS early minor scheme No Spokes volunteer
• St Marks RC PS [Firrhill] map consultn letter Spokes response Decision decision map
• Wardie PS map; Victoria PS map; Road closures Consultn letter Spokes response Decision

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Bus Schemes [BPRDF]

• 2103 Newcraighall Road bus lane consultn letter map [no Spokes response] Decision
• 2103 Duddingston Park South bus lanes consultn letter map Spokes Porty response Decision
• 2103 Kaimes Crossroads bus lanes consultn letter map Spokes response Decision
• 2103 A8/A89 bus lanes consultn letter map A89/B800 map A8 Airport-Newbridge map A8 Gogar underpass Spokes response Decision
• 2103 A71 Hermiston Park P&R roundabout traffic signals consultn letter map Spokes response Decision
• 2102 Gilmerton Crossroads parking restrictions consultn letter map1 map2 Spokes response Decision

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