Recent research suggests that the centre of Edinburgh has a problem, with shoppers not using Princes Street, George Street and other key central areas in the way that either the business community or the local authority would expect.
The idea now being discussed is to make the whole area not a pedestrian zone, but more akin to what is known in Scandinavia as a "home zone". This would be an area where people come first, where the boundaries between road and pavement are removed and where the speed limit is cut.
Councillor Gordon Mackenzie, transport convener on City of Edinburgh Council, offered some thoughts on this to The Caledonian Mercury.
Donate to us: support independent, intelligent, in-depth Scottish journalism from just 3p a day
Related posts: