True Blue Tories turning Green?
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has called for former Powderhall railway line to be made a green corridor.
The City of Edinburgh Council has confirmed it is carrying out a feasibility study for the former railway line to be converted to a green corridor.
The former Powderhall railway line is not one of the initial four routes included to be made into a green corridor by the city council in phase 1 of the recent Edinburgh Strategic Sustainable Transport Study.
Network Rail have the railway line is still classed as operational railway, because the track that leads there is still connected to the wider rail network.
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs, has said that a green corridor would be the optimal use for the old railway line, as Edinburgh moves towards a carbon neutral city.
He said: “Across Edinburgh our old disused rail lines have become more significant during the pandemic and well utilised by the public. They have provided important walking, cycling and exercise spaces.
“This is a great opportunity to create a safe green space to connect Powderhall to Meadowbank and beyond. “I’ve been campaigning for the railway line, at the Powderhall former waste disposal site to Meadowbank, to become our latest urban green corridor.”
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