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Proposed Dean Valley renovation: Second phase feasibility study published

Tuesday, 2 October, 2018 - 19:20
The Second Phase Feasibility Study completes a suite of documents which Dean Valley Regeneration Ltd, a Scottish charity, have commissioned which outline the scope and costings for restoration work to the Dean Valley designed landscape owned by City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) and additional abandoned land. This unique and special valley, with the Water of Leith running through it, is one of our City’s green lungs and lies within our Edinburgh World Heritage site. Our aim has been that by producing these studies and documents it will encourage CEC to apply for Heritage Lottery Fund grants which will bring the...
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Path users welcome improvements

Friday, 17 August, 2018 - 19:41
31 July 2018 Max from York and Laura from London were enjoying a tandem ride along the Dean Valley today. They had rented it from Leith Cycle and decided to explore Edinburgh by cycling along the shore to Cramond and then back along the Water of Leith walkway. Though they enjoyed the trip Laura felt the pathway was rather bumpy and Max who is a keen mountain cycler, recently returned from the Alps, said that he wouldn’t use his road bike on the path. They seemed pleased that it was going to be improved soon.
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Cycle survey results published

Monday, 9 July, 2018 - 09:43
Results of our online cycle survey show that leisure and fitness were primary reasons for using the Dean Valley walkway. However most cyclists only used it less that once a week, though 2/3 used it after dark, rating visibility poor. Two thirds said they would use the walkway more often if it were improved; suggestions were smoother, cleaner surface, better signage and lighting. Click here for the full results.
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Cycle survey launched

Tuesday, 3 April, 2018 - 03:42
In order to engage with and better understand users of the walkway, we are lauching an online survey of cyclists which will run until the end of May. The survey can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TDCYJMN Please promote this amongst your friends through Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets. The path through the Dean Valley forms part of the Council’s planned ‘QuietRoutes’ network of cycle routes across the city. This aims to provide a network of routes that are suitable for less-confident / less-experienced cyclists and is a key part of the Council’s ‘Active Travel Action Plan 2010-2020’ (originally referred...
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