🎉 Good to share something cheerful here! We’ve had a lot of posts recently about things that aren’t working as they should - now, photos from last month’s Stead’s Place Street Party ☀️ Well done to the local residents who once again organised such a brilliant community day, with decent weather too

🚧 Roadworks starting just now on McDonald Road will last until Mon 19th Oct. ⛔️ Bellevue Road will be closed at the east end. 🚦 Temp lights on McDonald Road. 🚌 10 & 13 remain w/o diversion. 🚶‍♀️ Pavement & school access maintained. 💧 Works are for electrics to the Scottish Water pumping station.

🎨 On Monday, I met charities, artists, & businesses affected by proposed closures at St Margaret's House incl. many Leith residents. Tomorrow, I was hoping to present this Emergency Motion to instigate Council assistance. North East Edinburgh benefits greatly from the orgs based in London Road.

My understanding is it's a temp repair while Dalmeny St junction gets a specific review due to traffic being higher than spec of a cont. footway (my pref is a zebra crossing which does the same thing). However I emailed officers last week to request confirmation of that guess/ update on that review.

Big question: there are over 60 policies (excluding 100s of site-specific principles identified) from affordable housing numbers expected to urban drainage requirements, so it's not really "implemented" but a rule book that new applications should be measured against.

If funding is an issue, then the Council can start design-work before the budget-setting process in February. That is part of our discussions with Council officers. Will hopefully be able to post more here shortly. 3/3

I've been advised by Council officers that it is likely a full replacement bridge will be needed. Those same officers are aiming to get a formal update to the Culture & Communities committee on 8 Oct. @sannedd.bsky.social & I remain clear. The reopening cannot be kicked into the long grass. 2/3

Thank you to everyone who got in touch about the frustrating closure of the vital bridge at St Mark's Park. This is a lifeline route for the community on both sides and has massive impacts on access to the park, walking, cycling, the school & local businesses 1/3

I've not as the deadline day for comments is 2nd October, the department will then be considering the responses.

Thanks all who wrote in re the importance of the London Road traffic islands. Designs look v positive as it’s important for proper conservation materials & cycle lanes to have a smooth surface. But the islands must stay to allow pedestrians to cross.

Busy at the Abbeyhill Colony of Artists too, on for another few hours between London Road & Easter Road 🎨

Well done to Redbraes Community Garden for another great open day off Broughton Road. Always great to see a community garden producing 🍎🥔🍆🍓🍏🫐 & supporting biodiversity on common land. Event on for another 2 hours 👇

I'm afraid not. The closure report is due in November now so am hoping to get an update from Council officers before then as the original plan was for contractors to finish it before the August works embargo.