Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 9 February 2023

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Thursday 09 February 2023 at 5:15pm, at Trams project compound (165 Leith Walk)

Actions and decisions are red italic. ‘TT’ means ‘Trams Team’. Names are mostly abbreviated to initials.

[text in square brackets] is glosses, i.e. implications unspoken at this point but drawn from other spoken items.

CCTT’s minutes-take apologises for late publication of these minutes, due to need to obtain clearance to publish

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LCCC March 2023 minutes

Minutes of Leith Central Community Council meeting, at Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library, on Monday 20 March 2023 at 7:00pm

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latest on controlled parking zone in LCCC area

From Edinburgh Council’s web-page (https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parking/strategic-parking-review-1/3):

When we will be working in your area

From 27 March

N7 Leith Walk – Dalmeny Street, Easter Road (Dalmeny to Lorne)
N7 Pilrig – Arthur Street, Pilrig Street (Dryden to Leith Walk)
N8 North Leith – Portland Street
N8 Leith – Mitchell Street, Pattison Street

From 3 April

N7 Leith Walk – Jameson Place, Smith’s Place
N7 Pilrig – Cambridge Avenue, Cambridge Gardens
N8 North Leith – Argyle Street, Hopefield Terrace
N8 Leith – Links Place, John’s Place

From 10 April

N7 Leith Walk – Lorne Street, Lorne Place, Lorne Square
N7 Pilrig – Balfour Street, Balfour Place
N8 North Leith – Tower Street, Shore, Timberbush
N8 Leith – Duncan Place, Wellington Place, Academy Street

Zone N6 – Abbeyhill

Work in this area will start once we have finished in zones N7 and N8. We will update you nearer that time.

(LCCC’s web-weaver only received this information yesterday. He is aware that some of the streets mentioned aren’t in LCCC’s area, but this work may affect LCCC residents, businesses and visitors.)

LCCC February 2023 minutes

Minutes of Leith Central Community Council meeting, at Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library, on Monday 20 February 2023 at 7:00pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.

1 Welcome, introductions, attendance, apologies

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Cycle-lanes and temporary bus-stop on Leith Walk

LCCC recently asked the Trams Team some questions about these. Here are the questions and the Trams Team’s replies:

if this section of bike path (photograph 1 below) is not open, it should say so. ‘Dismount’ suggests that the path is partially open.
- Agreed, cycleway is closed however these signs have been put in by Scottish Power. I will contact our network team to advise and they can make contact with SP.
in any case, it surely is not open both ways, as the second sign (photograph 2 below) seems to suggest.
- Yes, one way when open
Why is there still a temporary bus stop at Haddington Place (photograph 3 below), when there’s a spanking new bus stop and shelter at the traditional location further south?
- The stop at Gayfield should be utilised by Lothian before the end of this week I have been advised and we can then remove the temp stop at Haddington Place.