#EdinWebCast #A701 / #A702
Time exhausted so just votes
🙄 Voted "to note Council supporting Midlothian A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road as part of City Region Deal Joint Committee"
+ SNP amendt to improve public transport
🙄 Stronger Green amendt defeated
Spokes view-> bsky.app/profile/spok...
Transport Cttee (TEC) 13.11.25
Papers-> democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
Watch-> edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
includes:
7.4 private hire cars #PHV in #BusLanes?
9.3 #A701 #A702 road building
8.7 #Climate
9.1 Road markings
@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social
#A701/ #A702 'relief'/link road 🚘🚘🚘
Spokes objection--> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🙋🙋 You have till midnight Fri 7 Nov to object
HERE--> planning-applications.midlothian.gov.uk/OnlinePlanni...
@edi.bike @johnrobson87.bsky.social @rupenash.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @sw20.info
drawing of how proposed new road fits into other roads
View of proposed route from above
Start of Spokes comments on previous application A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road 2025 Spokes response - May 2025 Summary Spokes strongly object to the principle of the A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road proposals. If built, these roads will aggravate most of the issues they are supposed to alleviate. The proposed scheme particularly fails to meet the “Takes climate action” and “Improves our health and wellbeing” Priorities identified in the National Transport Strategy,1 and also runs counter to the national commitment to reduce car-kilometres by 20% by 2030.2 The time, money and other resources being allocated to this project should instead be spent on projects which will actually help solve these problems, such as improving the public and active travel networks in Midlothian. Below we list general and specific comments on the proposals
New #A701/ #A702 'relief'/link road 🚘🚘🚘
PA 25/00521/DPP
🙋 Object here by 7 Nov--> planning-applications.midlothian.gov.uk/OnlinePlanni...
🙋 Our previous comments--> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@edi.bike @mrjasonrose.bsky.social @midlothiancan.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info
map of the road proposals
Intro to the spokes response... A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road 2025 Consultation page Spokes response - May 2025 Summary Spokes strongly object to the principle of the A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road proposals. If built, these roads will aggravate most of the issues they are supposed to alleviate. The proposed scheme particularly fails to meet the “Takes climate action” and “Improves our health and wellbeing” Priorities identified in the National Transport Strategy,1 and also runs counter to the national commitment to reduce car-kilometres by 20% by 2030.2 The time, money and other resources being allocated to this project should instead be spent on projects which will actually help solve these problems, such as improving the public and active travel networks in Midlothian. Below we list general and specific comments on the proposals.
#A701 Relief Rd & #A702 Link Rd 🚘🚘
🙋 Spokes response
-> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Now closed, but email your cllrs
-> midlothian.cmis.uk.com/live/council...
@edi.bike @loanhead.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social @mrjasonrose.bsky.social @jestermouse.bsky.social @midlothiancan.bsky.social
#A701 Relief Road and #A702 Link Road 🚘🚘🚘
🙋♀️ Our response to the 2021 initial consultation
--> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@edi.bike @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @mrjasonrose.bsky.social @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social @rupenash.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @midlothiancan.bsky.social
#FingerpostFriday We installed this replacement signpost beside the busy #A702 safely, during a planned night-time road closure. Thanks to volunteer Rod for the digging.
📷 © Neil Birch
#Bilston #Loanhead #Midlothian
map of proposed roundabout
spokes objection
cyclists will now be considered - no details yet
#A702 #EasterBush
Oct 2024: we objected to zero 🚲 consideration in new planned 3-arm roundabout near @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social campus
👍They are listening! (so far)
@edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social @alow.bsky.social @debbimccall.bsky.social @banks.ac @kirstymcneill.bsky.social
