Following concerns from residents about road safety at the bend in Riverside Place where the main leg of the road goes to the east after drivers come into Riverside Place from Perth Road, I raised this with the City Council and have received the following positive feedback : “I have checked the existing road markings [...]
Archive for the ‘Riverside Place’ Category
This evening I attended the committee meeting of River Crescent Residents’ Association. A number of local issues were discussed and it was good to note that the pavement improvements on Perth Road (south side) east of Riverside Place are now underway – see below :
Latest West End Updates …
Posted: March 10, 2010 in Perth Road, Hazel Drive, West Loan, Riverside Place, Hazel Avenue* Following residents’ complaints about potholes at the junction of Riverside Place and Perth Road, I reported this to the City Council. I have now had feedback as follows : “An order has been raised by the area inspector for the filling of a number of potholes at the Riverside Place/Perth Road junction and this [...]
November West End Community Council Update
Posted: November 9, 2009 in Bus Services, Buses, Dundee Airport, Homebase, Osborne Place, Riverside Place, West End Christmas Week, West End Community CouncilI have now launched my November Update to West End Community Council. Subjects covered include school buses in the West End, Dundee Airport parking charges, West End Christmas Week, signs in Osborne Place and the boundary fencing round the former Homebase site on Riverside Drive. You can read the update by going to http://tinyurl.com/weccnov09. The [...]
Smell problem hopefully resolved
Posted: June 30, 2008 in Botanic Garden, Hillside Road, Menzieshill Road, Newhall Gardens, River Crescent, Riverside Place, Waste ManagementI have today received assurances from the City Council’s Head of Waste Management that concerns raised by many residents of the West End about a bad smell apparently coming from the Riverside Civic Amenity site over the past few days should hopefully soon be resolved. Over the past few days I have had lots of [...]
More on Tait’s Lane and graffiti update
Posted: February 27, 2008 in River Crescent, Riverside Drive, Riverside Place, Tait's LaneAs many will have read in the media, I have asked the Health & Safety Executive to look into the circumstances surrounding the terrible events that led to the death of a family pet last Friday. As I explained on North Tonight on STV, an independent examination of the circumstances is vital. Scottish Hydro Electric [...]
Rail bridge again … err … different one!
Posted: February 18, 2008 in Network Rail, River Crescent, Riverside PlaceThere’s another rail bridge west of the one mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry – near to Riverside Place/River Crescent (and not for vehicles). Following complaints about the extent of graffiti there, I contacted Network Rail and here is their response : “The graffiti concerned has now been removed. We also have cleared various railway assets [...]
Good news on unadopted pavements – Perth Road (Riverside Drive to Ninewells Avenue – South Side)
Posted: January 26, 2008 in Farington Street, Perth Road, Riverside Avenue, Riverside Drive, Riverside PlaceLast year, the City Council agreed to a two and a half fold increase in funding for the unadopted footways capital programme, something I had argued strongly for. This will ensure that we make real, substantive progress towards getting the poor conditioned unadopted pavements across the City up to standard over the next few years. [...]
