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The council engaged with residents, visitors and businesses to seek feedback on the project which aims to create a safer and more comfortable environment for residents and visitors walking, wheeling, cycling and spending time in the local streets and outdoor spaces of Leith. To meet these objectives, the Council is developing proposals for:
The engagement sought to raise awareness of the two phases of the project, presented concept designs on the cycle route and asked for feedback to inform the design of the low traffic neighbourhood and the potential changes to the area.
Over 800 responses to the online survey were received, together with emailed responses from individuals, businesses and organisations. We also met with a Community Reference Group we have formed for the project and attended a public Community Council meeting.
From the survey responses:
Further information can be seen in the full engagement summary reports:
Leith Connections Stage 1 – Engagement Report Foot of the Walk to Ocean Terminal Cycle Route
Leith Connections Stage 1 – Engagement Report Low Traffic Neighbourhood
Following consideration of the information gathered, developed design on the Foot of the Walk to Ocean Terminal cycle route has commenced and proposals for the low traffic neighbourhood are to be presented to the community for further feedback prior to being taken forward.
We are seeking feedback from local residents and businesses on a new project which aims to create a safer and more comfortable environment for residents and visitors walking, cycling, wheeling and spending time in the local streets and outdoor spaces of Leith. The project will build upon the City of Edinburgh Council’s current cycling and waking projects, Active Travel Action Plan, QuietRoute network and cycle and walking improvements that are a part of the Trams to Newhaven project.
To meet these objectives, the Council is developing proposals for and seeking your comment on:
This survey is in two parts, you can provide responses to either or both of these.
This community engagement aims to raise awareness of the two phases of the project and the potential changes to the area. The need for change is based on the following identified concerns:
We are seeking to understand what the issues, opportunities and constraints around each of the project objectives are. For example, where do local people travel? What are the barriers and issues?
Please review the proposals before completing the survey.
The community engagement will run from 8 February until 5 March 2021 and the survey can be accessed via the link.
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