Traffic Reduction on East London Street - Petitions (Closed)

Petition details

An increasing number of cars and commercial vehicles are using East London Street as an alternative to Leith Walk/Picardy Place. A large number of empty buses also use East London Street very early in the morning and late at night and the cumulative traffic noise is impacting negatively on residents. In the longer term it is questionable whether a major bus depot should continue to be located in a largely residential area. However, in the shorter term, other action is needed as the existing traffic calming measures on East London Street are not effective.
A petition has already been submitted seeking the removal of the historic setts from the central carriageway to help reduce noise. This petition is complementary. It seeks to persuade the Council to introduce one-way traffic flow at the narrowest part of East London Street only, between Gayfield Square and Annandale Street. All vehicles would be barred from entering East London Street from the Annandale Street roundabout. This measure would significantly reduce the flow of through traffic and therefore noise, whilst allowing the majority of residents, businesses and school traffic to use East London Street in both directions.

Petition Status

Closed

Petition submitted by (Business or Individual)

Individual

Name of petitioner

Mr David Littlejohn

Closing date

12-Apr-19

Total signatories

3

Petition Outcome

The City of Edinburgh Council was unable to consider this petition as the minimum number of signatures was not been reached.A petition requires at least 200 signatures before it can be considered by the Petitions Committee. Petitions which refer to a local issue can be considered by the Committee at the discretion of the Convener if they have more than 50 signatures.