Two Edinburgh streets were closed to traffic at the weekend to allow children to play freely.
The Blackford Safer Routes group used Edinburgh Council's 'play street scheme' to obtain a temporary closure of Spottiswoode Street and Spottiswoode Road..
Hundreds of children, parents and local residents made use of the glorious sunny weather to enjoy the street without passing vehicles.
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The road, usually filled with cars, was instead covered in colourful chalk from all sorts of games played throughout the day.
The Blackford Safer Routes Group is run by the Travel Committee of James Gillespie’s Primary School.
They advocate for safe routes to school in the Blackford, Grange and Marchmont areas of Edinburgh.
The group shared the heart-warming picture of dozens of kids playing in what would usually be a junction for cars, captioned: "Beautiful day.
"Hearing the children laughing and playing is an emotional experience. We could have this."
A number of Edinburgh City Councillors attended the open street event including Lesley MacInnes and Claire Miller.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live , Ewan Mclean said: "We used the council's play street scheme to obtain a temporary road closure around the junction of Spottiswoode Street and Spottiswoode Road.
"The event was designed to bring the community together and to allow the local kids free play close to their homes, demonstrating how much space in our communities we have given over to vehicles.
"Junctions like this could be radically redesigned or filtered to introduce areas where all members of the community can meet and children can play freely."
He continued: "There is opportunity for progressive design around sustainable drainage and liveable, less car-centric, neighbourhoods, making such junctions safer.
"By deprioritising car use in residential areas, but maintaining vehicular access for all who require it, the entire community can benefit.
"Events such as these demonstrate the importance of community engagement and social interaction away from the noise and danger of cars in our cities, and are a reminder that such something so simple can be such a joyful experience."
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