New Polwarth junction designs are coming soon
We have seen draft plans for the new Polwarth junction design, and they look good!
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Polwarth Roundabout: The Numbers Are In
The latest data confirms that our busiest neighbourhood junction demands a serious rethink.
Polwarth junction redesign – February project updates
We have been out on the streets chatting with residents about plans to make the Polwarth Junction a safer and more pleasant place to shop, linger, walk and cycle. Your responses have been largely positive, ranging from “hallelujah!” to “We’ve been waiting for this for a long time.” Very few people think that the roundabout …
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A win for the Polwarth Pavement Project
Great news: change is coming to the Polwarth Roundabout! We are delighted to report that the City of Edinburgh Council is redesigning the Polwarth roundabout junction to improve safety, following a campaign by the Merchiston Community Council (MCC). This is great news for local residents! The Council is now undertaking design work on a new …
Smoother does not mean safer! Have the pavement works at the Polwarth roundabout achieved anything? We think very little!
To the enormous frustration of all those involved in the detailed Merchiston Community Council study of the road safety and public realm problems around the Polwarth Roundabout, CEC has insisted on carrying out long-planned works to resurface the pavements at the Polwarth Gardens / Yeaman Place intersection without pausing to consider whether it could cost-effectively …
What’s happening to the Pavements in Polwarth? An update on the Polwarth Pavements Project and the council’s work along Polwarth Gardens.
POLWARTH ROUNDABOUT So much money spent, so little achieved Many of you have been asking about the works underway at the roundabout. This project is about resurfacing the pavements. Only that. Nothing more. The City Council decided to press ahead with this work, at substantial expense, despite pleas from Merchiston Community Council to delay the …