Roseburn to South Gyle walking, wheeling and cycling improvements (Quiet Route 9)

We have been developing designs to improve five junctions along the Roseburn to South Gyle route (Quiet Route 9), focussing on three sites in the Balgreen area - sites H, I and J.

With these improvements we aimed to:

• make the streets safer and easier to use for anyone walking, wheeling or cycling
• connect to other routes in the area, including the City Centre West to East Link and the Roseburn to Union Canal link.

We asked for your views on the proposals to help us shape final designs.

We received 779 responses.

There was support for:

• enhancing crossings for pedestrians and cyclists
• potentially reducing traffic speeds
• enhancing the public realm.

There concerns raised about:

• cost of construction and maintenance
• perceived low priority/necessity of the proposed work
• displacement of traffic to other parts of the neighbourhood
• additional pressure on parking spaces, especially during events at Murrayfield Stadium.

While support did vary, the majority of comments received were either opposed or strongly opposed to the proposed improvements at all three sites.

We have listened to your feedback and taken into account the Our Future Streets: a circulation plan for Edinburgh, which was agreed by our Transport and Environment Committee earlier this year.

With wider plans for improvements along the A8, from Roseburn to Maybury roundabout, we have decided to indefinitely suspend any further work on developing these proposals and re-allocate resources to other projects. The work completed to date will be filed to ensure it is available to support any future developments at these locations.