Spokes Planning Group Meeting

Spokes Planning Group Meeting Oct. 25th 2017, at 116 Redhall Drive, EH14 2DT Agenda

Planning 17/04118/FUL office dev't, pub realm, access etc New Waverley 22/9; PH checked this one; access is good and there's loads of cycle parking, lockers, showers and visitor pkg 17/04395/PAN res dev, Cammo Walk; exhibs 10, 11 Nov. 17/04330/PAN mixed use dev, Gilmerton Station Rd; straddles Bilston Line. Exhib. 23 Nov. 17/04341 and 4349/AMC, 4391/FUL Edinburgh Park redevelopment and road i/structure; PH lodged objections, 18 Oct. 17/04234/FUL, 4235/PPP Lower Gilmore Pl. Ph liaising with LS re response by 3 Nov. 17/04571/PPP res dev (100), Foxhall Kirkliston: PH to draft response by 3 Nov. 17/04262/FUL S Queensferry HS - car parking increased from 62 to 84 (ER); by 27 Oct. DdF has emailed local members 25/10 15/04318/PPP E of Millburn Tower; ER attended hearing, has prepared a 'final statement'

Transport 1 Picardy Pl : drop-in exhib'n 22-23 Sept. (CP, MMcD et al went) LMacI has stepped in to ensure plans are consulted on; consultation and full plans due Nov. 2 Leith St/Easter Rd: After initial problems, access now better. RSO published - response when full plans available (CP, MMcD) 3 Leith Walk: some re-surfacing hand-rolled, lumpy; stakeholder update 23 Sept; 2-stage right-turn and floating bus stops 4 Sheriffhall - Workshop due 11 Oct. (AM, DF, Michaela) 5 CCWEL (City Centre W-East Link); corresp re link Charlotte Sq to West End/Rutland St 6 Melville Cres consult'n 14th Oct. (RG, EJ) RG sent response, 22 Oct. 7 TEC Cttee meeting 5 Oct. - report from MMcD 5/10 8 Newington Rd and beyond re-surfacing and associated works - AM, McDowells; CEC officer Stephen B offers consultation/walk the route 9 Barnton Ave West: informal parking for school causes danger for cyclists; referred to CEC parking control 2 Oct. 10 Hunter's Hall Park cut off from the south - response from Access Officer 8/10

11 Haymarket Terr - Scottish Water digging it up; diversions, 13 Oct. 12 Silverknowes rbt: CEC proposed circular peripheral cycle lane but now re-thinking thanks to our intervention. MMcD circulated revised design w/out cycle lane 13 Holyrood Park - suggestions for crossing points from Eileen H; reply from Martin Gray HES (20th Oct) indicates plan imminent; RG met with HES and LS re cycle/walk provisions 14 A71 /Long Dalmahoy Rd - member complaint. PH replied, 18 Oct. 15 Chesser Ave re-surfacing - we've been consulted on the details 16 Cycle Parking, Princes St (member, DdF, CP) and generally (Mar.16 list re-circulated)

Consultations and Events 1 SG consult on Roadworks (DdF 20/9); need for re-balance of funding for local vs national networks 2 Our vision for city in 2027 - 10-point plan (MMcD 20/9; more corresp, 3/10). How to progress it? Meet Ewan K? (MMcD) 3 Setted Streets - CEC consultation till 11 Oct. (DdF did Spokes response (PH, MMcD submitted as individuals; ditto PH via Jane, suggesting specific streets for de-setting) 4 SG Climate Change Bill: Spokes response submitted (PH, DdF) 5 Tram Safety (MMcD 15/9): letter from Road Safety shows plans for better road markings, signage, an advertising campaign. Dalry Rd to W Maitland St junc still unsatisfactory; plans to be revised for next stage (AM, MMcD); Phase 1 proposals OK otherwise; SG approval needed to change cycle logo to “CYCLE” at West End; Phase 2 meeting invite 24/10 6 Picardy Pl as transport hub/ tram shuttle to Haymarket/ Princes St free of buses 7 Quality of delivery of AT i/structure: meeting with Chas - DdF, MMcD; date? 8 Parking Standards in Pl'g Guidance - Report to Cttee 12 Oct (DdF) 9 'Small improvements' MMcD, SM, DF to collate and review the ideas and look at ways to manage and prioritise 10 Plans and Budgets: we did not have a list of priorities/spending plans for the current year, 17-18; PH wrote Andrew Easson, copy Allan Tinto; follow-up letter to P Noble, it came from Anna R 16 Oct.; DdF now seeks budgets as well as plans 11 Cycle Network for 2027 - lots of ideas submitted: MMcD sent round City Centre map with routes marked up; MP has done visualisation of Lothian Rd; presentation for public in prep'n. Now included in 40th Anniv Exhib'n; copied to AT Team (MMcD)

14 Queen St and associated streets, development of design 2 Oct. 15 Causey Project to do a presentation to SouthSide Comm'y Council 25/9 (AM) 16 consultation on quiet route Calton Rd to Innocent: Anna R (Cycle Team) circulated a map of route 17 Canal Towpath Study published 25/8; lots of small improvements - access, widening; major idea for ped/cycle bridge at Slateford Aqueduct 18 Strategic meeting Spokes with CEC, 2 Nov, 3-6pm, Wav Ct. (18 Oct) DdF, CP, MMcD 19 SG LEZ consultation - Michaela to meet Emilia and do a draft response (25/10) 20 Edin LDP “Scheme” can now be seen at Wav'y Court and Libraries; prep for LDP2 21 CL+; all 5 schemes for Scotland, incl. 2 for Edin, to be funded (19/9). 22 Transform Scotland AGM and campaign launch, Glasgow, 26 Oct 6.30pm 23 CycleNation Conference 10-11 Nov, Oxford

Date of Next Meeting RG offers his place for Tues 28th Nov.