How Edinburgh’s Open Streets loop will look in 9 pictures

By Joshua King

Published 23rd Feb 2019, 08:58 BST

Updated 23rd Feb 2019, 10:16 BST

Lothian Road could be transformed as part of the plan to close Old Town streets to traffic once a month.

placeholder image — Lothian Road could be transformed as part of the plan to close Old Town streets to traffic once a month.

A “radical approach” to how we move around Edinburgh has been unveiled and includes closing the city centre to traffic.

In the Open Streets project plans the council has proposed pedestrianising a loop of city centre streets one day each month.

It is hoped the “aspirational loop” of the Royal Mile, Holyrood Road and the Grassmarket will regenerate the city.

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The public has backed a "more radical approach" to overhauling how people move round the city.

placeholder image — The public has backed a "more radical approach" to overhauling how people move round the city.

The loop will trace a route through the historic heart of Edinburgh taking in the Royal Mile, Holyrood and Lothian Road.

placeholder image — The loop will trace a route through the historic heart of Edinburgh taking in the Royal Mile, Holyrood and Lothian Road.

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