Roads closed to traffic at the junction of

Frederick Street

and

Princes Street

Ramsay Garden                Royal Scots Greys Statue             Edinburgh Castle

Roads closed to traffic at the junction of Frederick Street and Princes Street - December 2011

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs                                                                                                              Photograph taken December 10, 2011

 

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Frederick Street

Looking to the north down Frederick Street

This view looks to the north down Frederick towards Princes Street and Princes Street Gardens, following Edinburgh's first light snowfall of the winter in December, 2011.

Roads closed to Traffic

The streets have been closed to traffic to allow the new tram lines to be re-laid along Princes Street.  Here work on the new tram lines has been halted for the Christmas and New Year festivities, and Princes Street has been re-opened to pedestrians for a few weeks.

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Roads closed to traffic at the junction of Frederick Street and Princes Street - December 2011 ©

 

Comment

1.

Miles Cumming

Edinburgh

Thank you to Miles Cumming who wrote:

Road Markings

"The first thing that struck me with this photo was the 'road marking vandalism', namely that huge white circle and accompanying arrows.

To my mind it looks terrible, given the backdrop.  There is far too much clutter, not just in Edinburgh, when it comes to road markings and signage.

Rant over!"

Miles Cumming, Edinburgh:  January 8, 2012

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2.

Peter Stubbs

Edinburgh

Hi Miles:

Yes, it was the large circle and arrows painted on the road that captured my attention when I took the photo though, to be fair, I've exaggerated them a bit by using a wide angle lens for the photo.

Roads closed to traffic at the junction of Frederick Street and Princes Street - December 2011 © 

In some parts of Edinburgh the road markings seem to be sympathetic to the surroundings.  e.g. Most of the roads through Holyrood Park, under the management of Historic Scotland, do not allow parking,  Fortunately they have not been painted with double yellow lines, and road signs in the park have been sympathetically places against rocks rather than on poles.

However, in some parts of Edinburgh road signs and road markings have not been very sympathetic to surroundings and/or have been confusing or not very helpful.   Some seem to have included too much or too little information to be easily interpreted.  eg.

Traffic Lights in front of the National Galleries in Princes Street - introduced as part of the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme in 2005 ©
   at the Mound   and

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at St Andrew Square.

I have also photographed several other signs around the city, but have not yet found the time to add these to the EdinPhoto web site.

I have reported several of the signs that appear to me to be misleading to the 'Clarence' phone line.  Sometimes  they have acted promptly, other times there seems to have been no action.

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh:  January 8, 2012

 

 

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