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Plans to revamp Edinburgh’s George Street unveiled

Source: https://www.building.co.uk/

Plans to overhaul George Street in Edinburgh – which would see the city’s thoroughfare become more pedestrian-friendly – have been unveiled for public consultation.The proposed scheme, jointly designed by LDA Design and WYG for Edinburgh Council and sustainable transport charity Sustrans, will widen the street’s pavements for pedestrians and create new two-directional cycle lanes installed.LDA said the plans for a more sociable George Street had been dubbed “Las Ramblas of the north”, after the pedestrianised thoroughfare in Barcelona.