The busy through road of Featherhall Crescent, in Corstorphine, has recently been closed to make way for a area of seating and planting that is safe for all people to use. This is part of a 18-month trial which has left local residents of the area with mixed views of the experiment.
Last month residents of the area were left baffled after the red paint markings appeared at the end of the street with the plant pots soon appearing afterwards. It was also hoped that it would cut cars from travelling through residential streets.
There has been much confusion about the development of the area with some locals thinking it was due to become a children's play park but the council have confirmed this is not true; It is actually a seating and planting area. Nonetheless many people have highlighted that because it is beside a busy road in Corstorphine that it might not be the best place for the intended use.
