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Tackling Edinburgh's 'traffic sewer'

From pavement cafes to music venue worries: hopes and fears for the Cowgate's ban on through traffic

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Feb 15, 2024
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Cowgate “traffic sewer”: pic by Jamie Smith
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With a background in HE instruction, Jamie lives between France and the UK. A freelance writer for Scottish publications and co-host of a foreign affairs podcast, Jamie is an MA journalism student at ENU and 2024 Fellow with the John Schofield Trust.
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