Roseburn to Leith Walk cycle link and street improvements

Roseburn Terrace

Murrayfield Gardens

• Access towards the new route via 2 way protected cycle track towards Murrayfield Avenue.

Murrayfield Avenue

• Junction changes to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists, including removal of slip roads for traffic from Corstorphine Road.

Murrayfield Place

• Localised pavement widening outside shops/ café.

Old Colt Bridge

• Resurfacing and introduction of new cycle access towards Murrayfield Place.

Roseburn Place

• Pavement build-out to improve access into Roseburn Park.
• Closure of junction with Roseburn Gardens with cycle/pedestrian access only, to reduce ‘rat running’ traffic.
• Other street improvements including planting

Roseburn Gardens

• “Copenhagen style” junction that gives priority to people walking along Roseburn Terrace.

Roseburn Terrace

• Removal of existing staggered crossing and replacement with a single stage ‘toucan’ cycle and pedestrian crossing.
• 2-way protected cycle track (North side).
• Refurbish existing junction with Roseburn Street with additional cycle & pedestrian crossing facilities.
• Widening of south pavement to help create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians.

West Coates

West Coates

• 2-way protected cycle track (North side).
• Removal of existing staggered crossing at Devon Place and replacement with a single stage pedestrian crossing.
• Removal of westbound bus lane and off peak parking with the introduction of 24hr waiting restrictions with double red lines
• Relocation of existing bus stops along West Coates to minimise delays to buses.
• Introduction of “Copenhagen style” junctions with priority for pedestrians and cyclists travelling along West Coates and vehicles giving way on exit and entrance:
  • Wester Coates Terrace
  • Wester Coates Road
  • Donaldson School development access/egress
  • Stanhope Street (pedestrian priority)
  • Balbirnie Place (pedestrian priority)
  • Devon Place (pedestrian priority)

Haymarket Terrace

Haymarket Terrace

• 2-way protected cycle track (north side).
• Removal of existing staggered crossing and replaced with a safer zebra crossing.
• Relocation of and changes to existing bus stops to integrate with new cycleway.
• Relocation of existing lead taxi rank to facilitate the installation of new cycleway
• Introduction/Relocation of additional loading bays
• Introduction of “Copenhagen style” junctions with cycle and pedestrian priority:
  • Magdala Crescent
  • Coates Gardens
  • Rosebery Crescent

Coates Gardens

• Introduction of one way street with contraflow cycle facilities

Rosebery Crescent

• Introduction of one way street with contraflow protected cycle track between Haymarket Terrace & Rosebery Crescent Lane

Palmerston Place area

Coates Gardens

• Introduction of one way street with contraflow cycle facilities

Rosebery Crescent

• Introduction of one way street with contraflow protected cycle track between Haymarket Terrace & Rosebery Crescent Lane

Grosvenor & Lansdowne Crescent

• Improvements for pedestrians and cyclists
  • Introduction of raised crossings to garden, also reducing traffic speeds, and
  • Modifications to parking layout to reduce conflict between motor vehicles and cyclists.

Palmerston Place

• 2-way protected cycle track (west side), from Grosvenor Crescent to Bishops Walk.
• Junction improvements including new crossing of junction of Grovenor Crescent.
• New signalled 'toucan' crossing to improve pedestrian and cyclist access to Bishops Walk.

Bishops Walk

• Resurfacing of existing footpath and construction of new cycle track next to existing footpath.

Manor Place

• Redesigned junction with Melville Street incorporating:
  • a crossing of Manor Place for cyclists (heading west) and pedestrians on the south side of the junction
  • Closure to motor vehicles of Manor Place to the north of the junction to provide a safe crossing for cyclists and pedestrians and to reduce through traffic.
• 2-way protected cycle track (west side), from Melville Street to Bishops Walk.

Melville Street

Melville Street

• 1-way protected cycle tracks between Manor Place and Queensferry Street.
• Public Realm improvement scheme at the junction with Walker Street. This will be the subject of a future separate local consultation.
• Better crossing opportunities protected from car parking and with pedestrian buildouts.

Walker Street to Rutland Square

Walker Street

• Modifications to parking layout to increase parking capacity and introduction of a raised crossing at the junction with William Street.

Coates Crescent

• Street improvements along Coates Crescent – with provision for Contraflow cycling along the 1 way street

Canning Street

• Public realm improvements and provision for Contraflow cycling along the 1way street

Rutland Square

• Introduction of contraflow cycle lane between Canning Street and Lothian Road.
• Improved access to bridge over West Approach Road.

Queensferry Street to Charlotte Square

Queensferry Street

• Refurbish existing junction with at Randolph Place with specific cycle crossing from Melville Street and Randolph Place.

Randolph Place

• Resurfacing and Public Realm improvements, including raised crossing at West Register Lane

Charlotte Square

• Public Realm improvements to Charlotte Square:
  • New wide pedestrian/cycle zone around the central gardens area to N, W and S with subtly delineated cycleway
  • 2 way protected cycle track on east side of square next to gardens
• Pedestrian/cycle crossings to George Street & Rose Street.

Hope Street to Lothian Road

• This link including a crossing of Shandwick Place/Princes St Quiet Street is under development and will be consulted on separately.

St Andrews Square to York Place

George Street

• Proposals for George St will be brought to a meeting of the Transport and Environment Committee in early 2016.
• These will provide a safe environment for cycling in keeping with the rest of the proposals presented here.

St Andrews Square

• Major public realm and pedestrian improvements.
• New crossings from George St to new 2 way protected cycleway on gardens side of N/S St David St and through Square
• 2 way protected cycleway link to N St Andrew St to permit access to parking for Multrees Walk and towards Register Lanes

North St David Street

• 2-way protected cycle track (eastside) between St Andrews Square and York Place.
• Realignment of existing footway and diversion of protected cycle track around bus stops (bus stop bypasses).

York Place

• 2-way protected cycle track (southside) between North St David Street and Picardy Place junction.
• Removal of westbound bus stop at east end of York Place (probable relocation to Picardy Place)
• Parallel pedestrian cycle crossings at the junctions with North St Andrew Street & Elder Street.

St Andrews Square to Princes Street

South St David Street

• 2-way protected cycle track (eastside) between St Andrews Square and York Place.
• Realignment of existing footway and diversion of protected cycle track around bus stops (bus stop bypasses).

Princes Street

• 2-way protected cycle track on N side of Princes Street from N St David St to Waterloo Place with crossings of side streets
• High quality surfacing with subtle delineation of cyclists and pedestrians
• Large pedestrian areas for bus stops

Waterloo Place

• New cycle facilities to enable cycle access to the new protected cycle track on Princes Street.