How we have engaged and consulted on the project
We have engaged with communities and stakeholders at key points in the project programme seeking views and opinions on the design.
Consultation summary
- 49,000 people reached through Facebook and tweets seen 121,500 times on X
- 432 online surveys were completed
- 4,500 hits on the project website
- 900 comments received through online or face-to-face discussion
- Overall, there is an 84% level of support or strong support for the project
The summary report provides a more detailed look at the information presented and collected.
Download the summary report (PDF, 1.6MB)
Our 2017 engagements with people in the area have fed into the project objectives.
We conducted 224 employee surveys and held an employee focus group in Edinburgh Park.
We also delivered a workshop in Craigmount High School gathered people's comments about issues in the area.
You said
Central
- 79% of people working in the Gyle / Edinburgh Park would like to spend more time outside during their lunchbreak.
- “Dedicated cycle routes with priority over motorised traffic giving way only to pedestrians.”
- 49% of people survey felt there was inadequate dedicated cycling infrastructure to the Gyle / Edinburgh Park area.
South
- Previous studies highlighted problems associated with underpasses on Calder and Wester Hailes Road.
- People told the Council that the Calder Road acts as a physical and psychological barrier, particularly to the elderly.
- “Currently the easiest way to cross the roundabout is via the pedestrian underpass, however, this is not set up to be easily accessed by bikes.
- 65% of people would find protected roadside cycle lanes very useful to help them cycle more.
We’re proposing
Central
- Tackling major junctions
- Segregated cycleways
South
- Reducing dominance of vehicles to rebalance the streets
- Segregated cycleways
- New crossings of major roads