Earlier this year, the City of Edinburgh Council announced their intention to progress with plans to further extend the tram system with a line running between Granton and the Bio Quarter. There is a public consultation to come later this year looking at route options but even before that stage is reached a campaign has been started to \u201cSave the Roseburn Path\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The Roseburn Path \u2013 which is on the alignment of the former railway line to Leith and Granton \u2013 has become a green wildlife corridor, footpath and cycleway in recent years and campaigners are concerned about losing this. Their particular concern is losing a safe haven for cyclists who would be forced into busier areas.<\/p>\n
The Council had previously considered an alternative route which would travel via Crewe Road South and Orchard Brae but this has been ruled out for both cost reasons as well as the added road congestion this will cause. This has led the Roseburn Path to be the most viable option but opposition for this is growing from both local residents and politicians.<\/p>\n
On their website (https:\/\/www.savetheroseburnpath.com\/<\/a>) campaigners state that \u201cWe want to ensure that the Roseburn Path continues as a fantastic green space and active travel corridor for walking, cycling running. We believe that trams should replace cars, rather than people walking, cycling and wheeling. And we know the immense value the Roseburn Path already has to the people of Edinburgh. The destruction of the Roseburn Path risks the entire path network. If we do not act now, we will lose it forever.\u201d<\/p>\n As part of the campaign they are urging people to get involved in the consultation when it launches, write to their local Councillors (for which they have provided letter templates) and spread the word of the campaign on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier this year, the City of Edinburgh Council announced their intention to progress with plans to further extend the tram system with a line running between Granton and the Bio Quarter. There is a public consultation to come later this … Continue reading