Make Ellersly and Kinellan Roads Safer for Everyone - Petitions (Open)

Petition details

Safety improvements for walkers and wheelers on heavily-trafficked Ellersly Road have been sought by Murrayfield Community Council and others for over ten years. In 2021 traffic data confirmed that both Kinellan Road, a popular high­ speed rat-run, and Ellersly Road meet criteria for traffic calming. The 20mph speed limit is not enforced and is respected by only a small minority of drivers.
Since 2022 traffic volume has visibly increased still further. Footways, particularly on the north side of Ellersly Road, are very narrow and abut high stone walls, leaving little separation between footway users and traffic speeding close to the kerb.
The petitioners, all residents of Ellersly and Kinellan Roads and adjoining
enclaves (Westerlea Gardens, Guardianswood, Belmont Drive and Wallace Gardens) now seek action by City of Edinburgh Council in 2024-25:
1. As the highest and most immediate priority, to implement traffic calming, promised since 2021, on both Ellersly and Kinellan Roads;
2. To take advantage of carriageway resurfacing scheduled in 2024 to widen the footway on the north side of Ellersly Road from Belmont Drive to Murrayfield Road; and
3. To develop a firm plan for a pedestrian crossing at the east end of Ellersly Road ("Benjamin's crossing").

Items 2 and 3 have been identified as NEPs (Neighbourhood Environmental Projects) since 2020 but have not so far been approved for funding.

Petition Status

Pending validation

Petition submitted by (Business or Individual)

Individual

Name of petitioner

J Forbes Representing Murrayfield Community Council in Engagement With Ellersly/ Kinellan Residents