Help City of Edinburgh Council decide which streets need adapted as part of its Covid-19 response

17th June 2020

The City of Edinburgh Council, with support from Sustrans Scotland, is introducing temporary measures to protect public health and support physical distancing. These measures will make it easier and safer for people to get around our streets for essential journeys and exercise.

Using their online tool citizens can submit suggestions on their interactive map, and others can show their support for any suggestions. Of course, additional feedback can still be submitted to your local Councillors – Booth, McVey & Munro or by emailing Council officers at spacesforpeople@edinburgh.gov.uk.

There are a number of suggestions & feedback relating to the Leith Links Community Council area on the Councils website, an example of three such streets are;

Cornhill Terrace. Barrier is pavement is too narrow. Suggestions to address this are to both extend the pavement and close to the road to vehicles.
East Hermitage Place. Barriers are amount of traffic, speed of traffic, no safe place to cross, pavement too narrow & sharing paths with other users. Suggestions to address this are to slow vehicles, extend pavement, add a protected cycle lane to the main road, restrict or suspend vehicle parking & improve crossing.
Wellington Place. Barriers are amount of traffic, pavement parking/clutter, speed of traffic & path too narrow. Suggestions to address this are close the street to vehicles & restrict or suspend vehicle parking.

Please do have a look at the Councils website to view suggestions already made, show your support for any which you think would be beneficial to our community and / or make your own suggestions.

Streets in the Leith Links Community Council area which have been commented on include;

Baltic Street
Cornhill Terrace
Constitution Street
Duke Street
Duncan Place
Easter Road
East Hermitage Place
Elbe Street
Hermitage Park
Johns Place
Links Gardens
Leith Walk
Lochend Road
Restalrig Railway Path
Salamander Street
Salamander Place
Wellington Place

Click here to view for the Spaces for People online web tool. Please note that the closing date for suggestions is Monday 29 June 2020

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