Urban Edinburgh

Question 1

Reasons Edinburgh needs traffic management
X10

Answer 1

-major route centre(traffic build up)
-narrow historic roads
-growing city
-conservation areas preventing building or widening of roads
-growing car ownership (congestion)
-not enough public transport
-insufficient parking
-tourism (pressures services)
-UBER has added more cars
-illegally parked cars block roads

Question 2

Consequences of traffic issues
x10

Answer 2

-air pollution
-noise pollution
-traffic congestion
-delays in journey times
-road rage
-locals can’t find parking (illegally park)
-illegal parking(people can’t pass)
-increased chance of accidents (strains health services)
-bottlenecks (accidents)
-big vehicles hold up traffic

Question 3

Traffic management
X8

Answer 3

-parking restrictions, (George street £3.50 to park) discourages people

-park and ride, (straiton open 24/7) free to park pay for bus

-multi story (st james open 24/7) reduces congestion

-ringo car parking app allows you to pay for parking convenient

-cycle lanes no cars

-trams reduce pollution

-one way streets improve traffic flow

-pedestrianisation (rose street)

Question 4

Housing issues
X9

Answer 4

-increased number of single parent households

-cost of living people prioritise bills over food

-population growth in city due to migration =homlessness

-old industry gone leaving people jobless cannot maintain homes

-derelict gap sites are undesireable

-poverty and crime makes people not want to buy homes there

-poorly built flats

-ageing population means living linger taking up homes for families

-air bnbs renting these homes leaves a lack of permanent housing

Question 5

Housing management
Renovations tenement flats
X3 + evaluation

Answer 5

-upgrading existing instead of demolition =now sought after

-turning 2 or 3 flats into 1 larger = many families could move in

-encourage affluent people into area = too expensive for locals

Question 6

Housing management
Affordable housing
X3+ 3 evaluation

Answer 6

-many originally from Keith were lower earners so couldn’t afford = over 2400 properties made affordable

-encourages greater mix of people to the area = 3 sheltered housing complexes caters for mix of people

-port if leith housing association (grants) =committed to developing community as a whole (jobs)

Question 7

Housing management
Demolition of multi storey blocks
X1 + 3 evaluation

Answer 7

-replaced with low rise buildings = accessible, less isolated, prices have been rising

Question 8

Housing management
Union canal clean up
X1 + 2 evaluation

Answer 8

-land cleaned to improve appearance = encourages people to move, sense of community and take pride