Princes Street and the Waverley Valley

Closes 21 Feb 2025

Opened 19 Nov 2024

Contact

0131 200 2000

princesstreet@edinburgh.gov.uk

Overview

At the heart of our World Heritage Site and with its dramatic views to Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street is central to Edinburgh’s identity. It's a place to work, live, shop, spend time in, enjoy culture and also visit the beautiful Gardens.

Princes Street is also a key to our public transport network for buses and trams and sits alongside Edinburgh Waverley train station.

Through our Draft Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy, we are working to manage change and coordinate investment in this part of our city centre to

  • Renew buildings with a mix of retail and leisure uses
  • Improve pavements and public spaces
  • Manage change to Princes Street Gardens and its facilities
  • Shape the future of Waverley Station and the area around it

Why your views matter

Through previous surveys and projects with residents, service providers, businesses and visitors, we have a great deal of knowledge about your key priorities for improving the city centre. These include:

Read about your key priorities from previous engagement.

  • Providing safe, smooth pavements free from trip hazards and widening pavements in the busiest locations
  • Supporting safe cycling by providing a high-quality cycle network
  • Supporting fast, reliable public transport
  • Re-designing major junctions to protect vulnerable road users
  • Protecting and enhancing Edinburgh’s unique Old and New Town World Heritage Site
  • Encouraging a diverse mix of uses that are active during the day and evening
  • Supporting cultural activities at key points in the city’s events calendar
  • Sensitively adapting buildings and spaces to maximise climate resilience and biodiversity 
  • Creating high quality, safe and inclusive public spaces, including places to play and rest 
  • Reducing non-essential through-traffic and making sure any impacts from displaced traffic is properly managed.

This consultation seeks your views on how we can best deliver these improvements. Your feedback will help us shape these plans. 

Need a different language or format?

Please email the Interpretation and Translation Service at its@edinburgh.gov.uk quoting the following reference numbers: 

  • Survey questionnaire - 24-1470
  • Draft Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy - 25-0029

Give us your views

Online Survey

Areas

  • All Areas

Audiences

  • Anyone from any background

Interests

  • All interests