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Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 79 – Phase 4 Pilrig Street to McDonald Road – Advertising of Draft Orders

(adapted from an email from Alan Dean, Partnership Development Officer, sent on 20 October 2015 at 10:12)

Leith Programme Phase 4 – Pilrig Street to McDonald Road – Advertising of Draft Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and Redetermination Order (RSO)

We would like to inform you that the draft TRO and RSO for the next phase of the Leith Programme, Pilrig Street to McDonald Road, have now been formally advertised. The Orders have been advertised in accordance with statutory requirements and details are viewable on the Council’s website or in person at The City Chambers on the High Street. Please click here to see the details of the proposals contained in both.

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Look Around – See Me (Rozejrzyj Się – Zobacz Mnie)

(adapted from an email circulated by Edinburgh Council on behalf of NHS Lothian and FENIKS)

The suicide rate among Polish people living in Scotland is higher than the Scottish and Police averages, we are told.

FENIKS, a mental health support organisation for Polish people in Edinburgh, has published (in partnership with See Me) a booklet to try to reduce suicide rates. To obtain copies, contact FENIKS via their communications officer, Barbara Wesolowska:
Mobile: 074 1312 1012
Email: barbara.wesolowska@feniks.org.uk

Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 78 – Phase 4 Pilrig Street to McDonald Road Statutory Processes

(adapted from an email from Alan Dean, Partnership Development Officer, sent on 26 June 2015 at 15:42)

Leith Programme Phase 4 – Pilrig Street to McDonald Road – Draft Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and Redetermination Order (RSO)

As part of our regular update series, we would like to inform you that the draft TRO and RSO for the next phase of the Leith Programme, Pilrig Street to McDonald Road, will be formally advertised, a week today, on Tuesday 20 October. TROs set out all restrictions on a road including where yellow lines, parking places, and bus lanes are to be located, while RSOs designate areas of the street as carriageway, footway or cycle path.

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Engaging diverse community into public life and the democratic process

(adapted form an email from ELREC)

Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) invites you to its community engagement event on Engaging diverse community into Public Life and the Democratic Process.

Date: 28 October 2015, Wednesday

Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm

Venue: City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX

(Beside the Mosque Kitchen)

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Parking in Edinburgh – consultation

(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council)

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A consultation is underway on parking in Edinburgh. The draft parking action plan  sets out a range of actions and was approved by the Transport and Environment Committee on 25 August. The main actions include:

  • The extension of parking controls to cover weekends/Sundays and into the evening
  • The roll out of shared use parking places
  • The introduction of visitor permits in the city centre

Edinburgh Council wants to know what you think about the parking proposals to ensure the it makes the right decisions about parking in Edinburgh.  Once you’ve read the proposals, please fill in the questionnaire.

Drop in Events

Further information and a full list of  local drop in sessions and engagement events is  available on the Council’sConsultation Hub at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parkingconsultation.

Please forward this post to any contacts that you feel would be interested in making their views heard on the proposals.  The consultation is open and you can feed back until 31 October. Edinburgh Council looks forward to hearing from you.

Parking Action Plan Team

Parking Operations I Traffic & Engineering I Services For Communities I The City Of Edinburgh Council I 249 High Street I Edinburgh I EH1 1YJ I parkingactionplan@edinburgh.gov.uk