CAMPAIGNERS today marked the fifth anniversary of Edinburgh’s Radical Road closure with an urgent call for Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to…
Radical Road Campaign partners. Cockburn Association assistant director James Garry, ScotWays chair Katharine Taylor, Ramblers Scotland director Brendan Paddy, Edinburgh Geological Society vice-president Angela Mathis and Mountaineering Scotland
Stakeholders including Ramblers Scotland, Cockburn Association, Edinburgh Geological Society, Mountaineering Scotland and ScotWays are urging HES to make a more holistic assessment of risks. “HES must immediately see sense and stop managing this world-famous geological feature like a crumbling historic building. Residents and tourists should be advised of the risks then allowed to make informed decisions, like everywhere else in Scotland.”
The campaigners say that during face-to-face meetings in summer last year, HES committed to publishing a park management plan by autumn 2022 and to keep communicating with stakeholders.