City centre traffic bans to be made permanent in major Scots location – see if you'll be affected
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PARK STRIFE City centre traffic bans to be made permanent in major Scots location – see if you'll be affected
TRAFFIC bans in a major Scottish city are set to be made permanent after a year-and-a-half trial period.
In a bid to promote cycling, walking, and improve pedestrian safety, council chiefs introduced controversial plans to restrict vehicle access to certain parts of the city.
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The traffic ban is set to be made permanent in Edinburgh
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The changes, which will remain in force until August 18, include a ban on motorists on Edinburgh's Cockburn Street, part of High Street, Victoria Street, West Bow Street, and parts of Waverly Bridge.
Waiting restrictions were also implemented on Cockburn Street, Victoria Street, West Bow, and Waverly Bridge.
On Waverly Bridge, these restrictions are enforced 24 hours a day.
Yesterday, at a Traffic Regulation Orders subcommittee meeting, councillors voted to make these changes permanent, reports Edinburgh Live.
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It was also proposed that another traffic ban enforced in the eastern part of the the city centre be made permanent.
Set to continue until October this year, it encompasses London Road and along the A1 corridor, including Duddingston Road, Duddingston Road West, King's Place, Seafield Street, Seafield Road East, Hope Lane, and Stanley Street.
But councillors chose to postpone that decision due to uncertainty over whether permanent infrastructure can be put in place to accommodate it.
The continued traffic ban was blasted by one local councillor who branded the scheme "underfunded and ill-prepared".
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Councillor for Edinburgh's Morningside ward Marie Clair Munro slammed the plans on social media, writing: "I have grave reservations about the Council's plan to ban through traffic on key city centre routes such as North Bridge, Cowgate, and The Mound. I've raised these concerns repeatedly at the Transport Committee, but they have, regrettably, fallen on deaf ears.
"These proposals risk diverting traffic onto already congested roads like Lothian Road, increasing delays, harming local businesses, and disrupting daily life—all with little evidence that they will deliver meaningful improvements.
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"The delayed closure of Cowgate only highlights how underfunded and ill-prepared this scheme truly is."
We told previously how Scots councils have raked in nearly £1m in fines from motorists breaking new parking laws.
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It comes after local authorities were handed the power to fine people for a full range of bad habits that have become common on the roads.
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