Over the last year, there has been discussion at the Council’s Transport and Environment Committee about continuing subsidies for supported bus services in and around the City. These are services that are deemed to provide an insufficient commercial return for the bus operator and therefore the Council partially funds the cost of these services.
Within our area, we have the number 13 bus service which is operated by Edinburgh Coachlines and runs six days a week between Craigleith Shopping Centre and Lochend with local stops in Princes Street, Hanover Street, Queen Street Gardens East, Dundas Street, Great King Street, Drummond Place,
London Street, Bellevue, Rodney Street, Broughton Road and McDonald Road.
The Council does not have much information about who is using this service, how frequently people are doing so and why this service is used. We have therefore agreed to publish this post to gather some additional data. If you are a user of the number 13 bus service, even on an infrequent basis or know someone that does, please let us know why and how frequently by completing the contact form.
LEZ – Deputation to City of Edinburgh Council
The New Town and Broughton Community Council has submitted a deputation to today’s meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council to highlight a number of continuing issues with the operation of the new Low Emission Zone. In particular, we are concerned at the lack of adequate monitoring of displaced traffic and atmospheric pollution on residential streets on the periphery of the LEZ boundary. The full deputation can be found here.
Licensing Board – Applications in NTBCC’s Area : 14 August 2024
Adapted from a Licensing Board notification received by the New Town & Broughton Community Council of new alcohol licensing application(s) within NTBCC’s area.
Should you wish to share your views/concerns with NTBCC, please contact us by email to licensing@ntbcc.org.uk
Please find below the following application(s) due to be heard at the meeting of the Licensing Board (dates to be confirmed) which are located in your Community Council area.
Variation 534125 5 St Andrew Square (Wagamama), EH2 2BD
to amend the layout of the premises to include additional outside licensed seating area.
Variation 534339 Unit C3.33, 300-304 St James Crescent (Flight Club Darts)
includes to amend the ‘terminal’ hour Monday to Sunday to 10am
Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 05/09/2024 (please note we recommend forwarding representations by e-mail to licensing@edinburgh.gov.uk).
Full details of the applications can be found here: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13426/alcohol-licence-registers
NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 10 June 2024
Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, at Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s church, on Monday 10 June 2024 at 7pm
Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.
URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.
The minutes of the 2024 AGM are still in draft status, so are only available as a PDF.
NTBCC Objects to City Centre Traffic Regulation Order
The NTBCC has reiterated its concerns about the continued restrictions to buses and taxis using Waverley Bridge resulting in their relocation to other streets in the City Centre. The decision to relocate buses and taxis from Waverley Bridge was taken as part of the Spaces for People measures introduced over four years ago during the pandemic. The Council has published an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order in order to retain these changes. Today is the last date for comments to be submitted to TRO.Consultations@edinburgh.gov.uk.
The principal concerns we have raised in our objection are the adverse impact on disabled and other passengers with mobility issues, the additional congestion along Waterloo Place and the western end of Regent Road caused by the out of town and tour buses now using these streets and the problems for pedestrians and wheelers as a result of so many buses using so few bus stops along with the narrow pavements.
We recognise that any plans for Waverley Bridge do need to provide a safe means for pedestrians (including passengers) to access the station and move from Princes Street to the Old Town. This, we believe, can be achieved without closing the road to all buses and taxis.
NTBCC’s objection is in this PDF.
Industrial Action Suspended
As you will no doubt be aware the industrial action planned to start today affecting waste and cleaning services in Edinburgh has been suspended pending the outcome of a nation-wide vote by union members. All waste collection and cleaning services will therefore continue to run as normal including recycling centres. Further information can be found on the Council’s website.
Civic Licensing – Public Entertainment : Demand to ban Tattoo Flypasts
As reported in the Scotsman on 26th June 2024: Demand to ban Tattoo aircraft flypast above Edinburgh Castle due to ’emotional harm’ (scotsman.com)
Following up on a previous demand from the City of Edinburgh Council, which brought the reduction of Tattoo Flypasts from seven in August 2023 to five this year, the following Question was submitted to the Full Council meeting on 27th June 2024:
“Noting the recent decision of the Culture and Communities to express, on environmental and welfare grounds, regret at military jet flypasts during the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo, what routes the Council can take to reduce or end the use of these flypasts?”
The response can be read here: City of Edinburgh Council 27-Jun-2024 – Item no 10.2
Should you wish to express views about this, please contact Your Councillors – Modern Council (edinburgh.gov.uk)
Edinburgh Tattoo Flypast 10-Aug-2024