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Edinburgh - Edinburgh is transforming disused areas of the city into a green corridor and cycleway. The Scottish capital plans to develop healthy community spaces that support its net zero carbon goals. Work has now begun, with plans for completion in April 2024.

Edinburgh has started constructing a green corridor and cycleway that will transform disused areas of the Scottish capital into public spaces. The £12.5 million Roseburn to Union Canal Active Travel Route and Greenspace Improvements project is scheduled for completion in April 2024. Funding for the project has been provided by the national cycle network Sustrans through its Places for Everyone programme, an active travel infrastructure fund backed by the Scottish Government, writes a statement

The improvements include two new bridges, community gardens, upgrades to an existing sports pitch and playpark, and a four-metre wide pedestrian and cycle path. There are also plans to plant around 5,000 trees and to actively manage currently underused areas of woodland. 

Councillor Scott Arthur, Transport and Environment Convener, said in the statement that the project would “plug a gap in the city’s active travel network by providing a high-quality pedestrian and cycle path between Fountainbridge and the extremely popular North Edinburgh Path Network”.

The design aligns with Edinburgh’s City Mobility Plan by “supporting people to walk, wheel, cycle and spend time in their local community, in turn contributing to the city’s net zero carbon goals”, writes the statement. em