A severely visually impaired woman has called on Edinburgh City Council to maintain pavements, crossings and roads for pedestrians as she says leaving her home has become ‘frightening.’
Sylvia Paton MBE, 61, who lives in Corstorphine, says that the roads, pavements and pedestrian crossings in her local community are making life extremely difficult for those living with a visual impairment.
Sylvia relies on her guide dog Kate to get around the city but she says that the state of pedestrian infrastructure is ‘frustrating’ as she has to continuously dodge street debris, potholes on roads and deal with controlled crossings that are not fit for purpose.
