Residents express ‘guarded interest’ in Portobello pound
The students visited schools and businesses as part of a consultation process during Edinburgh University’s Innovative Learning Week.
The exercise follows the proposal in December to introduce a new currency in Portobello as a way of encouraging people to spend locally.
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Juliette MacDonald, associate head of the school of design at Edinburgh College of Art, said: “The aim of this exercise was to engage the community in the process of thinking about the project in a more focused way.
“We found there was guarded interest – people liked the idea but really wanted a bit more information before coming to a conclusion.”