Report Roads and Pavement issues to Clarence HERE You have the option to Register with City of Edinburgh Council if you require feedback and a reference number. If you pass on the Reference Number to the Community Council we will follow up on it to ensure the matter is dealt with.
You can also email: roads@colintoncc.org.uk Find information on Roadworks and travel disruption HERE (this section is under development) We also have linked with the Edintravel Facebook page HERE
Gritting routes and grit bin locations can be found HERE
The Dell Road Path is now open again thanks to the efforts of the Tunnel Team. For more information go to: The Colinton Tunnel's Facebook page.
ColCC has made an application to the Council’s newly introduced scheme, the Local Traffic Improvement Plan (LTIP) in respect of the improvements to Bridge Road which we have been pursuing for some time. Details of the Application with photographs and diagrams are available at the download link below.
Written Deputation on behalf of Colinton Community Council to
Transport and Environment Committee Meeting – Thurs 25th April
We would be grateful if you allowed the attached written deputation to be considered in relation to:
Item 7.1: Road Safety Delivery Plan 2024-25
Appendix 1 – Road Safety Delivery Programme 2024/25
Speed Reductions Measures – First Item
Raised Table, uncontrolled pedestrian crossing: Bridge Road - Colinton
Yours sincerely,
David Houston and Tom McDonald
Co-Chairs, Colinton Community Council
At the ColCC meeting on 12 March 2024 Cliff Hutt and Sean Gilchrist from the CEC’s Roads and Infrastructure Department gave a Presentation about the City’s “risk based approach to safety inspections and defect repairs” and answered questions from the Community Council and 30+ members of the public. We were very grateful to the officers for giving up their evening to give us more insight on their approaches, the challenges faced and how we can help by reporting all defects. Report it – The City of Edinburgh Council
The Presentation includes a shortlist of projects for 2024/25 and ColCC was disappointed that only 3 were in the Colinton area. Unfortunately, these did not include stretches that we believe require major attention eg Colinton Road at Rustic Cottages; the top part of Gillespie Rd; and of course Dreghorn Loan.
Colinton is a key route connecting our neighbouring areas for thousands who travel through every day so this doesn't just affect our residents. Previously there have been serious falls and injuries on our roads and pavements, and keyworkers and parents with young children have been stranded for hours in the dark and wet due to severe damage to their vehicles.
We have written again to the CEC asking for an explanation of their priorities, which don't seem to reflect the heaviest levels of traffic, bus routes and the significant deterioration impacting the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
On 29 November 2022 ColCC reps met with CEC’s Daisy Naryanan, Head of Placemaking and Andrew Easson, Road Safety Manager to discuss the proposed changes to traffic management at the Bridge Road/Spylaw Street junction and along Bridge Road.
ColCC’s position is that the City’s approach failed to deal with some key safety issues at the Bridge Road/Spylaw Street junction; while supporting the City’s other proposals for Bridge Road i.e. speed cushions in the village; and position of speed limit signs on Gillespie Road.
ColCC also acknowledged that the mini-roundabout design they had proposed would be challenging and expensive and agreed to drop this proposal pro tem, with the proviso that it might be re-visited in future.
The CEC officers acknowledged that Col CC’s latest ideas and concerns were worth investigating and so all the proposed works around the junction will be paused pending the result of further investigation. Finance will be found in 2023/24 for the resulting plan. All other agreed measures will be implemented asap.
ColCC regards this as a significant “win” for local democracy, with the CEC agreeing to listen to local views.
Many thanks to those who responded to our online/library/Art in the Park Consultation during September 2022. Your views count- without them we cannot represent you!
After more than three years of planning and consultation the City Mobility Plan was formally approved at the Council’s Transport and Environment Committee on 19 February.
CEC’s Spatial Policy Team are now working to deliver the policy measures in the Plan, with many actions being delivered through more detailed actions plans such as the Active Travel Action Plan and the Road Safety Plan. The development of these action plans will bring further opportunities for dialogue as they progress.
A copy of the final City Mobility Plan is here. It is a lengthy document but an Executive Summary of some 10 pages is included.