Architect LDA Design and consultant WYG behind overhaul of one Scottish capital鈥檚 most famous thoroughfares
Plans to overhaul George Street in Edinburgh 鈥� which would see the city鈥檚 thoroughfare become more pedestrian-friendly 鈥� have been unveiled for public consultation.
The proposed scheme, jointly designed by LDA Design and WYG for Edinburgh council and transport charity Sustrans, will widen the street鈥檚 pavements for pedestrians and see new two-directional cycle lanes installed.
LDA said the plans for a more sociable George Street had been dubbed 鈥淟as Ramblas of the north鈥�, after the pedestrianised thoroughfare in Barcelona.
Located in the Scottish capital鈥檚 New Town, George Street features Georgian-era buildings, the famous Assembly Rooms theatre venue, plus offices, hotels, bars, shops and restaurants.
But it is dominated by a stretch of car parking which run down the middle of its half-mile length.
Stuart Hay, a director of pedestrian campaign group Living Streets Scotland, said George Street had been a car park 鈥渇or too long and not the grand avenue it was designed to be. More space for people to walk and spend time will unlock its potential as one of the best streets in Scotland.鈥�
LDA Design director and project lead Kirstin Taylor said: 鈥淲e want to create an all-year-round destination, an inclusive place where people choose to spend more time.鈥�
Comments on the scheme can be lodged until 25 January 2019.
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