Delivering the City Mobility Plan

The prioritisation programme for projects under the City Mobility Plan (CMP) was agreed by councillors on the Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday 22 May. It identified which projects should proceed and which should be paused. 

Projects to be taken forward

• 20mph Extension
• 7/7/7 bus lanes
• A7/772 bus priority measures
• A70 Slateford Rd: Signals review, bus stop optimisation and bus lane camera enforcement
• A701 bus priority measures
• A702: Morningside – Comiston -  Fairmilehead : Signal optimisation, bus stop changes, parking amendments and bus lane camera enforcement
• A71 - Heriot Watt to Sighthill active travel improvements - note: the May 2025 TEC made the decision to proceed with this project, having previously recommended to pause
• A8 Corridor – Gogar/Maybury to Roseburn (including Maybury junction - #10 in MJR)
• A90 Burnshot off-slip bus gate
• A90: Queensferry to Queensferry Street bus priority measures
• Arboretum Place pedestrian improvements
• Balerno to Kirknewton NCN
• Barnton And Whitehouse Road Link To NCN1 - LDPAP
• Burdiehouse to Mortonhall active travel route - LDPAP
• Bus priority low cost quick wins
• Cameron Toll to BioQuarter
• Cammo bridge
• CCT – Cowgate (shorter term - prior to Old Town Streets phase 2)
• CCT - Lothian Road (addresses #1 & #2 West End/Tollcross in MJR)
• CCT - Old Town Streets phase 1 (Lawnmarket, High Street, Victoria Street, Cockburn Street, Hunter's Square & Johnstone Terrace)
• CCT - Old Town Streets phase 2 (Canongate, St Marys Street, Holyrood Rd, Cowgate)
• Charlotte Square (& missing CCWEL link)
• City Centre Bus improvements
• City Centre Circulation Plan Implementation Plan
• Connecting Granton Waterfront - Granton Square - 4
• Connecting Granton Waterfront (CGW) regeneration - 2
• Corstorphine Low Traffic Neighbourhood
• Craigs Road / Maybury Road Junction – Bus Priority
• Cross boundary bus/active travel corridor -  East Lothian and Midlothian
• Cultins Road active travel improvements
• Currie and Balerno Active Travel Improvements
• Dalmahoy Junction improvements
• Dalmeny to Ratho Station active travel improvements
• Dalry Town Centre (20-minute neighbourhood)
• Fillyside Road crossing to Seafield promenade
• Fountainbridge - Dundee Street active travel improvements
• George Street and First New Town
• George Street to Waverley Bridge
• Granton Liveable Neighbourhood
• Granton Square bus interchange study
• Granton Waterfront Mobility Hub
• Granton Waterfront Phase 1 - Public Transport Corridor
• Granton Waterfront Regen Dev Phase 1 (AT infrastructure)
• Heriot-Watt to Curriehill active travel improvements
• Infrastructure to address sites with no School Crossing Guide
• Kings Road/Seafield Road junction (#9 in MJR / standalone road safety scheme)
• Leith Connections
• Leith Connections Phase 3 (LDPAP - Hawthornvale to Seafield)
• Lindsay Road Bridge
• Longstone Link bridge
• Meadows to George Street
• Meadows to Union Canal
• NEAT connections
• Niddrie Mains Road (20-minute neighbourhood)
• One-way Street Exemptions
• Orbital Bus Improvements
• Portobello to Musselburgh active travel improvements
• Portobello Town Centre (20-minute neighbourhood) - note: the May 2025 TEC made the decision to proceed with this project under an adjusted scope, having previously recommended to pause
• Powderhall junction improvement
• Powderhall Railway
• Provision of bus driver toilets at key locations [A7/A772, A701, A702, A71, A8/A89] - note: the May 2025 TEC made the decision to proceed with this project, having previously recommended to pause
• Queensferry Connections (LDPAP)
• QuietRoute 30 – Holyrood Park to Ratcliffe Terrace - phase 1 Dalkeith Rd to Ratcliffe Terrace
• QuietRoute 9 improvements - Phase 2 (South Gyle area)
• Regional integrated network study (STPR recommendation 12) - bus priority
• Rolling programme of bus priority at signals
• Rolling programme of bus stop improvements
• Roseburn to Union Canal Phase 2: Russell road and Telfer subway ramp
• Rural Speed Limits
• Smokey Brae improvements
• South Queensferry High St & Hawes Promenade improvements
• St Andrew Square
• St. Mark's Path Improvements
• The Causey Project (West Crosscauseway) - note: the May 2025 TEC made the decision to proceed with this project, having previously recommended to pause
• Turnhouse Road Bus gate
• West Edinburgh Link active travel route

Projects to be paused

• CCT - East Princes Street & Waverley Bridge incl East End #4 in MJR
• CCT - Frederick St South with Public Realm, Bus & Active Travel Improvements - note: decision deferred to June 2025 TEC for consideration with George Street 
• CCT - Innovation Mile - Lauriston Place/Potterrow
• CCT - Old Town Streets phase 3 (Closes and connections from Royal Mile)
• Connecting Granton Waterfront - West Harbour Road (Upper Strand Walk to Granton Square) - 3
• Connecting Granton Waterfront - West Shore Road (Gypsy Brae to Social Bite Village Junction) - 1
• Crewe Toll roundabout (#7 in MJR)
• Crossing of Sir Harry Lauder Road
• Dundas St active travel improvements
• Extension of Barnton/whitehouse scheme as far as Cramond primary
• Frederick St North (Capital renewals scheme) with Public Realm, Bus & Active travel improvements) - note: decision deferred to June 2025 TEC for consideration with George Street 
• Gyle Bridge and West Edinburgh Link - north
• Hanover Street North - Public Realm, Cycling & Ped Improvements - note: decision deferred to June 2025 TEC for consideration with George Street 
• Holy Corner junction (#6 in MJR)
• Jocks Lodge to Portobello active travel improvements
• Liveable Neighbourhoods future programme
• Lochend (Easter Road/ Albion Road junction) - LDPAP
• London Road to Jocks Lodge active travel improvements
• Marchmont to Blackford active travel route
• Maybury Drive footway improvements
• Measures to improve bus access/priority to/from masterplans/development planning areas e.g. RIE/BioQuarter
• Melville Drive active travel improvements
• Milton Link junction (#5 in MJR)
• Morrison Street (including Haymarket Junction) partially addressing #3 in MJR
• North Castle Street (Cross Streets) - note: decision deferred to June 2025 TEC for consideration with George Street 
• Park & Ride expansion of Hermiston
• Park & Ride expansion of Ingliston
• Potterrow to Cameron Toll active travel improvements
• Queen Street segregated cycling
• Queens Rd steps - ramp (possible NCN funding)
• Queensferry St to Orchard Brae active travel improvements
• Quiet Route 51 - phase 2 (Braidwood Gait + Dumbiedykes ramp)
• QuietRoute 30 – Holyrood Park to Ratcliffe Terrace - phase 2 Holyrood Park Road to Dalkeith Rd
• QuietRoute 5 – Holyrood Park
• QuietRoute 8 improvements (route connecting Roseburn to Edinburgh Park)
• QuietRoute 9 improvements - Phase 3 (Saughtonhall/Balgreen)
• RBS to Eastfield Road - A8 North Active Travel
• Roseburn bridge
• Salvesen Steps (River Almond walkway)
• Sighthill to Dalry active travel improvements
• Slateford Aqueduct Bridge improvements
• St Mary's Street/Cowgate junction (#8 in MJR)
• Walker St to Rutland Square active travel improvements
• Waverley Valley active travel bridge