Edinburgh
Trams
&
TRO1:
How
to
lodge
your
concerns


Proposals
contained
in
the
Traffic
Regulation
Order
1
(TRO1)
seek
to
make
permanent
the

Temporary
Traffic
Regulation
Order
(TTRO)
that
is
currently
in
place.

If
these
proposals
pass,
the

problems
we
face
with
high
traffic
levels,
pollution,
noise
and
vibration
will
not
improve
and
are

likely
to
get
worse.


There
is
a
short
window
of
opportunity
to
make
your
objections.

The
deadline
for
receipt
of

responses
is
Sunday
21st
March
2010.

Objections
must
be
made
in
writing
and
sent
to:


The
City
of
Edinburgh
Council
c/o
Dundas
and
Wilson
Saltire
Court
20
Castle
Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1

2EN


Your
letter
must
quote
the
reference
TRO/09/60A


Please
allow
time
for
posting.

We
suggest
that
all
letters
be
in
the
post
by
March
17th.

Formulating
your
response:
Details
you
may
wish
to
include


The
problems
faced
by
West
End
residents
stem
from
the
closure
of
Shandwick
Place
to
private
and

commercial
vehicles.

It
is
important
to
make
reference
to
one
or
all
of
the
points
below.

These

points
refer
to
changes
we
would
like
to
see
made
to
existing
proposals,
which
would
address
the

problems
being
faced
by
the
West
End
and
Moray
Feu:


i. That
Shandwick
Place
should
be
re‐opened
to
private
and
commercial
vehicles
on
a
24‐
hour
basis
in
order
to
relieve
the
pressure
of
the
high
levels
of
displaced
traffic
on
the

residential
areas
of
the
West
End
and
Moray
Feu.


ii. That
Shandwick
Place
should
be
opened
to
private
and
commercial
vehicles
during
the

nighttime
hours
and
that
heavy
goods
vehicles
are
banned
from
using
the
residential

areas
of
the
West
End
and
Moray
Feu
route
during
these
hours.


iii. That
Hope
Street
is
opened
to
two‐way
traffic
in
order
to
relieve
the
pressure
of
the
high

levels
of
displaced
traffic
on
the
residential
area
of
the
Moray
Feu.


iv. That
a
20mph
speed
limit
be
placed
on
Randolph
Crescent/Great
Stuart
Street/Ainslie

Place
to
improve
pedestrian
safety,
and
reduce
the
noise
impact
of
heavy
vehicles

travelling
over
the
setts.


v. That
northbound
traffic
from
Lothian
Road
be
directed
down
Queensferry
Street
during

the
same
traffic
light
phase
that
allows
eastbound
traffic
to
turn
right
into
Princes
Street

and
then
left
into
South
Charlotte
Street,
as
is
proposed.
This
would
not
have
a
major

impact
upon
TIE's
plans.


The
Traffic\




The
Traffic
Sub
Committee
has
undertaken
studies
on
traffic,
noise
and
pollution
levels
that

demonstrate
real
cause
for
concern.
You
may
also
wish
to
address
these
quality
of
life
concerns
that

have
arisen
as
a
result
of
the
temporary
traffic
order
changes:


• The
increase
in
general
traffic
numbers
and
the
use
of
the
Feu
route
by
heavy
goods

vehicles


• Concern
over
the
likelihood
of
increased
pollution
levels
and
the
Council’s
failure
to

monitor
these
properly


• The
increase
in
noise
levels
during
both
the
daytime
and
the
night
time


It
is
important
that
you
use
your
own
words
when
you
compose
your
letter.

This
is
to
ensure
that

each
letter
received
counts
as
an
individual
submission.

You
may
also
wish
to
include
your
own

experiences
of
the
problems
being
faced.