Tag Archives: Leith Walk

Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 70 – Foot of the Walk junction progress

(Please note that this statement was  circulated by Alan Dean, CEC Partnership Development Officer (Stakeholder Liaison and Engagement) on 2 April 2015 at 15:40

Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 70

The Foot of the Walk junction works:

The contractors carrying out the upgrade works to the Foot of the Walk junction (MacLay Civil Engineering Ltd) are making good progress with the current work sections.

  • Crown Place to Duke Street – Slabbing completed
  • Duke Street south side – Slabbing completed
  • Constitution Street/Duke Street corner area and Duke Street north side – Anticipated completion date Friday 3 April

Work is continuing on the re-paving of the public realm space in front of the Kirkgate Shopping Centre with a significant part of the main area now completed.

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March LCCC meeting minutes DRAFT

Click to download: 2015_03_16 draft

Please note that these are draft minutes and so may change when considered at the next meeting. If there are any queries, please contact LCCC – see our contacts page.

Topics discussed included

  • Shrub Place pavement-blocking
  • Leith Walk issues
  • car crime
  • policing of demonstrations
  • clearance in Pilrig Park
  • video-screen adverts

It’s bin and gone – for now!

It appears that Edinburgh Council isn’t responsible for some of the waste processing issues in Leith Walk and its environs. Replacement bins have been ordered but may take two months to arrive.
photo of overflowing bins on former of Dalmeny Street and Leith Walk

Overflowing residential communal bins (corner of Dalmeny Street and Leith Walk) are bedding in, usually around mid-week. (This photo was taken on 17 March.) Could it be that the bins are used not only by local residents?

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Piccardy Place stakeholder meeting documents

(Thanks to Iain MacPhail, City Centre Programme Manager, for supplying these. They were supplied as Word documents but have been converted to PDFs by LCCC.)

February LCCC meeting minutes FINAL

Click to download: 2015_02_16 final

Topics discussed included

  • St James Centre/Picardy Place, potential for trams on Leith Walk
    • their effects on Leith Walk repairs
  • A noticeboard for LCCC
  • Non-native trees being planted in Pilrig Park
  • parking in Gordon Street and Manderson Street.