Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom on Monday 11 August 2025 at 8pm
Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.
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Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held at Broughton St Mary’s church on Monday 9 June 2025 at 8pm
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.
This will be an online meeting via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87041591516?pwd=iAJfzTQE97Us1NtEfCuSMSqMUeh6q8.1).
It will take place on Monday 11 August. (We’ll open the meeting around 6:45 so people can log in for the start of discussions.)
Convenors’ reports will be added below the agenda as they are received.
NTBCC Planning Report August 2025
NTBCC Transport & Environment Committee Update – August 2025
The New Town and Broughton Community Council has submitted the attached formal objection to TRO 24/27 which seeks to introduce one-way exemptions for cyclists on several roads in Edinburgh including in our area Rose Street and Thistle Street. Our objection reiterates our previous concerns about the adverse impact on pedestrian safety of the proposed changes to these two streets. If you agree with the concerns we have raised in the attached document, please submit your own objections to TRO.consultations@edinburgh.gov.uk by the deadline of 1 August 2025. All objections should include the name and address of the person submitting the objection in order to be considered valid.
NTBCC Objection to TRO 24/27 (One-way exemptions for cyclists)Final.
The City of Edinburgh Council has just published a draft traffic order (TRO/24/27) to introduce one-way exemptions for cyclists on several roads in Edinburgh. This includes Rose Street and Thistle Street on which the New Town and Broughton Community Council had raised concerns in a previous deputation to the Transport and Environment Committee regarding the safety of pedestrians. Anyone who has used Rose Street will know that this mostly pedestrianised street is already very congested. Encouraging more cyclists to use this shared space will only increase potential conflict with pedestrians and thus adversely impact on their safety.
Details of the TRO can be accessed on the Council’s website using the following link. A copy of the NTBCC deputation which provides more information on our concerns can be accessed here.
Having reviewed the latest proposals, we do not believe that the concerns that we raised about pedestrian safety have been addressed. No information has been provided about any road safety assessment or any planned mitigations to reduce the adverse impact on pedestrian safety. We therefore will be submitting a formal objection to the proposals for Rose Street and Thistle Street.
Aside from the safety concerns arising from these proposals, we do not believe that there is justification for the planned changes to Rose Street and Thistle Street proceeding. When this matter was considered by the Transport and Environment Committee in January it was stated that they were necessary to provide an alternative route for cyclists during the planned redevelopment of George Street. At the Transport and Environment Committee meeting in June, it was agreed that two way cycling would be retained along the entire street during any further redevelopment work. There is therefore no longer any need for this work to proceed.
We encourage residents to submit their own objections in order that this matter is given further consideration. The deadline for objections to be submitted is Friday 1 August 2025. The link to the Council’s website provides further information on how objections may be submitted but the email address is as follows: TRO.Consultations@edinburgh.gov.uk
The New Town and Broughton Community Council has submitted a written deputation to be considered by the Transport and Environment Committee at their meeting on 30 January 2025. We have raised concerns about the proposals for alternative active travel routes that may be required during the construction phase of the George Street and New Town Project including plans to introduce cycling contra-flow exemptions on four streets in our area. We consider that these plans will have an adverse impact on the safety of pedestrians and should not be progressed until a final decision is taken on the George Street and New Town Project.
The attached document provides more detail on our concerns and other issues that we have raised in our deputation. NTBCC Deputation to T&E Commitee Meeting 30_01_25 (CCWEL)
Keping Li who is student on the University of Edinburgh BMedSci Physical Activity for Health programme has approached us to publicise a dissertation he is undertaking to look at cycling among ethnic minority groups. He is looking to recruit people to participate in his study. The following graphic provides more details of the study and contact details. Continue reading