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George Street quarterly public stakeholder meeting minutes – 15 June 2015

(Ian MacPhail also emailed ‘It’s been a genuine attempt to put grassroots stakeholders in charge. The fact there has been standing room only has been a testimony to how engaged people are.

Minutes of George Street Quarterly Public Stakeholder Meeting

Date – 15 June 2015, Venue – West Drawing Room at Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh

Chair & Minutes – Iain MacPhail, City of Edinburgh Council, City Centre Programme Manager       Contact Email – iain.macphail@edinburgh.gov.uk

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When will it end?

Or should that be When will it even begin?

With thanks to Greener Leith for alerting us to this, Edinburgh Council has put off until Autumn 2015 a decision about extending the trams northwards. Meanwhile, Leith Central CC, and (we assume) just about every Leith resident, business and visitor, is sick fed up with the ongoing delays to repairing Leith Walk. Continue reading

Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 77 – Updated proposals for Pilrig Street to McDonald Road

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

The latest design proposals for this section have been developed and these can be viewed on the Council website. The statutory consultation on the proposed designs will begin very soon,  details of which will be contained in a future Stakeholder Update.

Alan Dean BA (Hons) MSc PGDip I Partnership Development Officer (Stakeholder Liaison and Engagement) I Services for Communities I City Centre Leith Neighbourhood Team I 249 High Street I Edinburgh I EH1 1PN

Tel: 0131 529 7519        Mobile: 07739 188 438           alan.dean@edinburgh.gov.uk

Leith Walk plans – bad news for cyclists?

Huge thanks to Greener Leith for alerting us to this!

Pilrig-Street-junctionThe latest draft for the next section of Leith Walk has been published.

Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 76 – Drop-in Session today

(adapted from an email from Alan Dean, Partnership Development Officer, sent on 11 June 2015 at 11:33)

A reminder that, in advance of the start of the statutory Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) consultation processes, there is a drop-in session today (Thursday 11 June) between 4 and 8pm in the Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library.

The purpose of the session is to allow people to examine proposals for the area of Leith Walk between Pilrig Street and McDonald Road, including both junctions, in some detail.

You can view the most recent (updated) proposals for this section of the programme here.

Anyone interested, who would like to come along and find out more about the proposals is welcome to attend.  Officers will be on hand to discuss them.

Alan Dean BA (Hons) MSc PGDip I Partnership Development Officer (Stakeholder Liaison and Engagement) I Services for Communities I City Centre Leith Neighbourhood Team I 249 High Street I Edinburgh I EH1 1PN

Tel: 0131 529 7519        Mobile: 07739 188 438        alan.dean@edinburgh.gov.uk