Residents in four areas of Edinburgh suffering increasing parking pressure could have pay to leave their vehicles on local streets. The city council plans “engagement” with community councils and residents in Roseburn , Easter Road and Bonnington under plans to be discussed by councillors next week. A “priority parking area” in Lockharton, south of Polwarth, is also proposed after the neighbourhood was inundated with commuters’ cars displaced when charges were introduced nearby.
It involves controlling part of the kerbside space in the area. Transport convener Scott Arthur said: “It’s pretty clear on this occasion the council didn’t get it quite right and it’s made life quite difficult for people in Lockharton who have been struggling to park their cars.” Roseburn topped the council’s priority list for action after its latest survey in March showed “parking pressure” at 93 per cent compared to 90 per cent five years ago, when it was placed second.
Easter Road moved to second place from 15th with its parking pressure figure increasing from 74 to 86 per cent. Bonnington, whose figure increased from 77 to 81 per cent, moved up from 11th to fourth place. However, councillors will be recommended to continue monitoring third placed Willowbrae North, whose figure fell from 85 to 83 per cent.
Mr Arthur said the report, going before the council’s transport and environment committee on Thursday next week, “ranks the areas which are on the conveyor belt for.