Reducing the speed to 20 mph on all our Corstorphine streets would create safer, calmer and more pleasant environments for people using the pavements as well as those using the roads.
We’re fortunate in Edinburgh, 20mph speed limits have already been introduced on many of our residential, shopping and city centre streets. But unfortunately, the interconnecting routes remain at 30mph and in some cases 40mph.
In Corstorphine and its surrounds, these faster roads cut right through areas where we live and work, so that journeys such as walking and cycling to the shops or school are more hazardous than they need be. And if we want to travel out of the area, we also need to negotiate these higher speed limits.
Moreover, the 40mph and 30mph routes are not purpose-built, efficient arterial routes or bypasses – they’re residential streets:
40 mph – Glasgow Road (A8)
30 mph – Drumbrae North and South
30 mph – Meadow Place Road
30 mph – Corstorphine Road (partially residential) (A8)
Consistent 20 mph speed limits throughout the Corstorphine area would benefit all residents.
FAQs
FAQs relating to 20 mph speed limits were effectively answered on the Edinburgh City Council website dedicated to all things 20mph.
Map of 20 mph streets
This link will take you to a map of 20 mph, 30 mph and 40 mph streets in Edinburgh.
What can be done?
Our long term vision is for all roads within the City of Edinburgh boundary to be reduced to a 20 mph default speed limit. We ‘d also like to see speed limits enforced through the use of measures such as ‘Your speed’ electric signs and other interventions where relevant.
Short term, there are ongoing consultations that require public responses. The City of Edinburgh Council consulted in September 2020 on reducing the speed on Glasgow Road East from 40 mph to 30 mph. Although the window for comments has now closed, though there will be a formal period for objections at a later date. Register for email or text alerts via the Tell Me Scotland portal www.tellmescotland.gov.uk to receive notification of road-related Orders that are being progressed. You could object to this particular change on the grounds that it should be 20 mph, not just 30 mph.
In the meantime, if you would like to see further reductions in speed limits in Corstorphine you could write to: Traffic orders, 3.3 Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG, or email trafficorders@edinburgh.gov.uk
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