As part of the proposed city centre transformation project, Edinburgh Council announced that they were planning to potentially introduce new controlled parking zones in 27 areas including Leith Walk, Roseburn, Abbeyhill, South Morningside, Leith, Bonnington, Corstorphine, Portobello, Gorgie and Easter Road.
And a document called 'Controlled Parking Zone Consultation' received by Leith and Gorgie residents today (23 October) seems to show that those plans are forging ahead, as the council has unveiled their plan to tackle 'non-residential parking' in those areas.
In the document, the council writes:
"The City of Edinburgh Council is proposing measures to address parking pressures in your area. As part of the process of introducing these measures, we want to know what difficulties you experience with parking in your area, as well as your views on what is being proposed."
They go on to add that the council has seen an increase in requests from communities across the city asking them to take action to tackle the issues caused by non-residential parking, i.e. people who work in Leith or Gorgie parking in those areas during the day, so residents can't park near their homes.
The first phase of these controls includes Abbeyhill, Leith, Leith Walk, North Leith, Pilrig, Gorgie and Shandon. The council say that they hope that they'll help areas that are 'worst impacted by parking pressure.
The council want people to get in touch to give their views on the plans for parking controls in these areas by Sunday 10 November 2019, adding: "The results of this consultation will be reported to a future meeting of the Transportation and Environment Committee, so that the Council can consider your views and comments.
You can share your views online at www.pclconsult.co.uk/edinburghcpz
They will also be holding drop-in sessions at the following locations:
Pilrig St. Paul's Church on Thursday 31 October 2019, 4-7pm
Gorgie Dalry Stenhouse Church on Friday 1 November 2019, 11am-2pm
North Leith Parish Church on Tuesday 5 November 2019, 4-7pm
Fort Community Centre on Wednesday 6 November, 11am-2pm
North Merchiston Club on Thursday 7 November, 11am-2pm
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