Archive for the ‘Commercial Street’ Category

Real Time Information – City Centre

Posted: January 13, 2011 in Buses, Commercial Street

At this week’s West End Community Council meeting, concern was expressed that the real time bus information in Commercial Street was not working.    I reported this to the City Council and have now been advised : “One of the real time display screens at the bus shelters outside Waterstones was temporarily out of order (for about [...]

Latest West End & City Centre news

Posted: March 10, 2007 in 72 bus, Commercial Street, Invercarse, Magdalen Green, Magdalen Yard Road, Perth Road

An extremely busy week dealing with issues right across the West End and City Centre areas. On Tuesday, we had a site visit to Magdalen Green with residents, representatives from the embryonic “Friends of Magdalen Green” group, the Police and Leisure & Communities staff to look at the parking problems. Additionally, good news – the [...]

Wednesday and Today!

Posted: February 8, 2007 in Commercial Street, Network Rail, Paton's Lane, tay rope works

The noise problem near the rail bridge raised its head again yesterday and Network Rail swiftly undertook noise surveying yesterday afternoon; hopefully matters will be satisfactorily resolved very soon. A meeting with City Council Environmental Health, Network Rail, Police & others takes place tomorrow. I understand that the public inquiry in respect of the Tay [...]

Commercial Street Car Park

Posted: November 23, 2006 in Commercial Street

Further to previous mentions about the impending car park closure due to the rail tunnel works, received this from the Director of Planning & Transportation this morning : “We do now seem to have a compromise which means that although the car park will be closed next week, it will then partially re-open with 40 [...]

Planning inquiry, Scottish Parliament, Car Parking

Posted: November 17, 2006 in City Centre and Harbour Community Council, Commercial Street, Scottish Parliament

Spent Thursday morning at the Invercase Hotel as the Council’s witness in relation to a planning inquiry (about a West End planning application) and thereafter to Edinburgh for a reception at the Scottish Parliament – day job – European valuers visiting Edinburgh. A few photos below! Spoke with the City Engineers today about their proposed [...]

BARA success and City Centre roadway restrictions.

Posted: November 2, 2006 in BARA, Commercial Street, Exchange Street, Roads

Good news reported at the Blackness Area Residents’ Association meeting last night was its success in getting nearly £6000 in lottery funding for a community project. This will allow the group to buy a high-tech cinema-style projection TV/DVD system to allow them to, for example, run film shows for the local residents at the Corso [...]