Traffic-free city plan

Edinburgh city centre could become a “largely trafficfree zone” under a radical proposal to be put to the public.

One of three options put forward by the city council is for “a radical rethink of how the city moves and operates” where “key streets could be pedestrianised”.

The document, called Connecting Our Cities, Transforming Our Places, explains three approaches to potentially overhauling the future of transport in the overly congested Scottish capital.