Road Safety Group

• Area: Improved road safety measures and respect for speed limits

• Convener: John Bishop (Murrayfield Community Council)

• Contact: John can be contacted through secretary@murrayfieldcc.org.uk

Projects

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Resources

Over the next 6 months we intend to add resources to aid discussion and involvement in our work.

History

Residents in Ellersly and Kinellan Road have been pushing for improved safety measures on their roads for some 10 years; and have recently heard that Edinburgh Council has allocated funds to allow both design improvements and additional traffic calming measures. The residents have worked through Murrayfield Community Council. Over the past year residents in Murrayfield Road and Campbell Avenue, and adjoining streets, have expressed similar concerns about road safety. A now enlarged group of residents seek to improve adherence of drivers on these Murrayfield roads to the 20mph speed limits; this might be encouraged through better signage, publicity and changes in the design of the roads themselves.