Adding Q&As to the planning applications process
IT would not take much to include a question-and-answer format to the current planning applications portal operated by The City of Edinburgh Council – and,…
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Making Edinburgh a city where data drives sustainable transport, not cars
What if we harnessed Edinburgh’s tech expertise to create Scotland’s first truly smart city, using the power of ‘big data’ to help us all make…
How to possibly spend any ‘tourist tax’ income
RANDOM acts of urban renewal – like random acts of kindness – have the potential of nourishing the soul. The City of Edinburgh Council has…
The making of modern Edinburgh
Donald Anderson is a former leader of Edinburgh’s city council. He says that, during his time in office, he was “unashamedly pro-development”. Here, he reflects…
Developing a programme of round table discussions
ALL this recent interest – in both the media and on social media – in whether Edinburgh should have its own architecture centre (as argued…
A vision for a ‘New Stenhouse’
FIRSTLY, it requires to be said that none of this follows a consultation with anyone; not consultation with local people or their representatives; nor even…
Cities that are designed for women are designed for everyone
Daisy Narayanan is director of urbanism at Sustrans, the UK walking and cycling charity and custodian of the National Cycle Network. Until recently, she was…
In praise of the Signet Library
THERE is nothing quite like working late at night alone in a monumental 200 year-old building to feel the presence of history. The sounds that…
Why Cohousing might just become the preferred housing model for Edinburgh
IT was four years ago – in May 2016 – when Cohousing became a more serious option for people looking for an alternative method of…
Planning applications portal in need of a makeover
BY the look of things, the planning applications portal operated by The City of Edinburgh Council is part of an UK-wide commission or purchase. A…