Edinburgh's Braid Estate Traffic Filters: Final Call

0:00It's April 5th, Edinburgh News, today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Corey with the story. Residents in Edinburgh's Morningside area are fired up over traffic filters on the Bray to State in place since the COVID days. This week, the City's Transport Committee punted the final call to a subcommittee meeting on June 2nd. That group will review objections and decide if the setup stays permanent or gets scrapped. The filters were meant as a trial, but a consultation two years back showed most folks wanted them gone, swapped for a segregated cycle lane and traffic calming. Instead of acting on that, the council dragged its feed. Locals from Bray to State safety first say the changes have backfired hard-naryle streets turned into rat runs, speeds up from frustrated drivers, more. Car bumps everywhere accept the main road. They claim traffic volume jumped across the estate compared to pre-pandemic levels. Fast forward to March this year, the Transport Committee voted to dish the filters based

1:00on that survey, but two councillors got censured by the standards commission for voting while living nearby, throwing the decision into doubt. With the current order expiring June 15th, the subcommittee could keep all, some, or none of it. Residents are pushing for real scrutiny to honor the public's voice and avoid any rush cover-up.