Comments on: Clear the clutter on Leith Walk

By: Administrator

Administrator — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:33:43 +0000

Thanks Nick, and everyone else who has made such good points on the state – and potential – of Leith Walk. And a Leith Open Space event seems an excellent way forward.
It would be really great to build on this interest and hold an event which would be a real community consultation leading to real action. Most so-called consultations actually impose top down decisions whcih have already been made. The Open Space process allows proper participative democracy to influence decisions and inspire actions.

By: Nick Gardner

Nick Gardner — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:21:55 +0000

Seems to me there’s a Leith Open Space event crying out to be held

By: Annette O'Carroll

Annette O'Carroll — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:43:06 +0000

If trees ‘don’t work” on Leith Walk, how come they seem to ‘work’ pretty well on Paris streets?

By: Gordon Munro

Gordon Munro — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:30:58 +0000

I agree about the clutter.There are signs up for developments that have been built for years and left up by developers.Good idea about phone boxes but not about bike racks. I would like to see more bike racks and in innovative styles which add to the character of Leith Walk. I’m afraid trees did not really work as the salt in winter and the general environment did not help growth.The Ramblas works as people walk it .More perambulation is what is needed. Keep up the dialogue though.

By: Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:46:03 +0000

Cut down on bike racks? Over my dead body. Cut down on car parking spaces first. You don’t even mention them! And they take up far more space.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:21:02 +0000

By the way, there were many other excellent comments on Ray’s Leith Walk ‘rant’. They are all entitled to a copy of Prospect magazine (donated by Councillor Gordon Munro) containing Terry Farrell’s vision for Edinburgh – his view of the design challenges of course includes Leith Walk which Farrell also likens to Las Ramblas.

If you would like a copy let me know, I will send the list of names and addresses to Gordon Munro.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:15:39 +0000

Thanks Michael – agreed. It’s a shame when a beautiful city like Edinburgh becomes blind to street clutter. There’s an interesting project in some European cities (called CIVITAS I think but I must check) where all road markings and unnecessary signs are removed – looks great, especially in those parts of town where people like to wander round.

By: Michael Traill

Michael Traill — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:52:09 +0000

I totally agree that street clutter is an issue in lots of places in Edinburgh and Leith Walk is a great example.

The only thing I can say is that Lothian Buses Plc recently announced that all on street ticket machines are getting removed.

http://news.scotsman.com/lothianbuses/Onstreet-ticket-machines-driven-out.6733689.jp

(That was in April this year)