Keep the Causey Open

A local initiative to save Chapel Street cycle lanes from closure and West Crosscauseway from being

As local residents we welcome the Causey Development Trust aims to improve the pedestrian triangle and invite two way cycle traffic along West Crosscauseway. But local architects at Studio DuB believe that the CDT lost the support of residents on West Crosscauseway when they failed to consult the Street when the design team was appointed regarding the detail design that would be developed. Traffic

Order and Redetermination Orders TRO/16/44, and RSO/16/12 intend to eliminate the Chapel Street cycle lane and cut off West Crosscauseway. The public only has until 14h October to email comments to [email protected]

People who pay for a resident permit do not want to have the residents parking bays for up to seven cars taken away. Shops do not want to have parking bays in front of their shop windows turned into a line of rubbish bins. Making a narrow street into a cul-de-sac will put cyclists at risk and is against government guidance. Cars and vehicles up to 7.9 metres in width will need to make a three-point-turn to get out of a road of less than 5 metres in width. Large trucks will need to approach and reverse over two cycle lanes and then pause and wait, straddling two cycle lanes to check the route is clear to turn and get out. CDT and their design team have called the new West Crosscaseway a "shared space" but this is shorthand for poor design, whereby it is impossible to make two way vehicle traffic compliant with two-way cycle flow. West Crosscauseway is an ancient thoroughfare and was cobbled to ease the passage of wheels in days gone by. There are no front gardens to protect the doors of the dwellings. Owing to the narrowing of the street cars and vans often park up on the pavements and making this a "shared space" will degrade the safety of pedestrians, making it easier for cars to infringe on narrow pavement areas right up to the doors of the dwellings. Hidden within Traffic Order TRO/16/44 is the intention to make Chapel Street more narrow and eliminate the north and south cycle lanes. The two bus stops will also be taken away with no plans yet available for their relocation. Taking out the Chapel Street cycle lanes is dangerous, forcing cyclists to merge into the path of vehicles and three bus routes. It goes against the notion of a Quality Bike Corridor from Kings Buildings to George Square. If you wish to comment on any of the intentions within Traffic Order TRO/16/44 and RSO/16/12 then email your comments to [email protected]

TRO-230-4 & ROD-230-4 Hearing - Thursday, 19th August 2021 at 10:00am - DPEA Webcasts

26/08/2021

Link to the ‘public’ hearing held on 19 Aug ‘21, you’ll need a few hours to spare to watch this particular ‘fringe’ performance (available on-line for 12 weeks only)

TRO-230-4 & ROD-230-4 Hearing - Thursday, 19th August 2021 at 10:00am - DPEA Webcasts TRO-230-4 & ROD-230-4 Hearing - Thursday, 19th August 2021 at 10:00am - DPEA Webcasts

19/06/2021

Public Hearing regarding the TRO to be held on-line...confirmed for 19th Aug '21

Keep the Causey Open - April 2017 Minimal scheme

29/09/2020

Causey April 2017 Minimal / £0m scheme

Keep the Causey Open - April 2017 Minimal scheme Keep the Causey Open - April 2017 Minimal scheme Ambitious but inexpensive transformative Causey project focussing on the sealing-off the at the turn by the ...

28/09/2020

£1.7M TRO of 2/2/18 to compare with our £0M / modest scheme of 12/4/17

28/09/2020

A refresher of our spring '17, 'modest' -£no/low cost- infill Scheme 2 tabled to CEC local members May ‘17 compares well with the whopping £1.7M (and counting) scheme being pursued. Our scheme was submitted BEFORE the so called ‘Consultation’ of 1 June ‘17 AND subsequent TRO of 2/2/18.

28/02/2020

Public hearing confirmed... "This is to inform you that the hearing session for these cases will take place within the Mandela Room at Edinburgh City Chambers on Wednesday 22 April 2020 commencing at 10am. The meeting is expected to finish by 5pm at the latest.

Any participants or members of the public wishing to watch proceedings should report to the main receipt at 253 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ on arrival to sign in."

21/02/2020

The public hearing for the TRO will soon be upon us...watch this space

14/06/2018

Typical pavement parking by lorry on surface used by bus stop users and pedestrians. Local businesses do need deliveries to survive so why not listen to local people who advocate a real loading bay at this spot and NOT for a loading bay which brings these lorries up the narrow street of West Crosscauseway as proposed by the current TRO?

04/06/2018

Typical problem mirrored today: cars parked up on pavements on both sides. Residents would like a design which protects pavements and prevent this, not the current TRO

15/05/2018

This is why residents don’t want the street to be kept open for loading vehicles AT ALL! Unfortunately the proposed TRO does not stop these large loading vehicles from using the street. The vehicle nearly clipped the “to let” sign and if an unlucky resident had stepped out when it was maneouvering... A safer alternative was proposed on this page in comments to the first TRO but was ignored.

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