Edinburgh City Council has today [June 21] unveiled the city’s first-ever tiger crossing at Robin Mitchell Way near the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
A tiger crossing combines a zebra crossing used for pedestrians with a crossing for people on bikes and is called a tiger because the earlier versions were known to use yellow stripes on black tarmac.
The new traffic measure means that cars will be required to stop for pedestrians and bikes who are coming onto the road.
Edinburgh City Council says the new tiger crossing is part of improvements along the QuietRoute 61 route - which makes it easier and safer for walkers and cyclists to access Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary.
The council shared an image of the crossing, penning: “Before and after: Edinburgh’s FIRST tiger crossing at Robin Mitchell Way, combining a zebra crossing with a crossing for people cycling.
“This is part of improvements along the QuietRoute 61 route - once complete it will extend from Gilmerton to link into NCN routes 1, 76 + beyond.”
It comes as they also announced that they upgraded a section of the Royal Infirmary path adjacent to the Burdiehouse Burn for people walking and cycling.
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The said on Twitter: "We've also improved a section of @RIE_Lothian path adjacent to the Burdiehouse Burn for people walking and cycling - spot the transformation from the first pic! Watch this space for the next instalment @SustransScot."
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