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Landslip update

Wednesday, 16 January, 2019 - 11:59
Water of Leith Conservation Trust's latest newsletter has an update on the landslip near Dean Village: legal proceedings are on hold while technical investigations continue. Below is a statement from City of Edinburgh Council's Natural Heritage Service please direct any queries to naturalheritageservice [at] edinburgh.gov.uk · The Council (“CEC”) has raised legal proceedings against a number of parties in respect of the landslip at the Dean Path · These proceedings have been paused pending further investigations by technical experts appointed by CEC and other parties respectively · Before steps can be taken to reopen the path, the causes of the...
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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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