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Edinburgh Live
National
Donald Turvill

Two new Edinburgh bike paths pose danger to people crossing it is warned

Cyclists are at risk of hitting people on new Edinburgh bike paths that cross a pedestrian area, it has been warned.

Edinburgh Council has been told to "learn lessons" following its decision to press on with the construction of the new one-way cycle paths along Elm Row as part of the Trams to Newhaven project.

Designs for the project, finalised in 2020, show the two paths separated by a row of trees in the space between the street and the pavement at the top of Leith Walk.

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