Leith Walk
Jack represents the Leith Walk ward, which covers Bonnington, Broughton, Hillside, Pilrig and South Leith.
He sits on the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work and Regulatory Committees, the Lothian Valuation Joint Board and the Licensing Sub-Committee.
Jack Caldwell, 29, has lived in a council flat in the heart of the Leith Walk Ward since he was four years old, in 1997, attending the local schools, Boy’s Brigade and Scout troop. Jack’s workplace is just off Leith Walk, where he is an IT technician for a local independent arts charity.
Jack is an active volunteer in the area, running a local Cub Scout troop, and was an active member of the local Leith Community Council, which has recently seen him standing up to profit-driven developers. In this role he is working constructively with people and organisations across Broughton, Bonnington, Abbeyhill, Pilrig, Easter Road, Hillside, Powderhall and Leith.
Jack's fighting to get on top of the overflowing bins and recycling bins issues, improve pedestrian and cycling facilities like pavements and paths, stop people getting priced-out of the area by supporting new social-rent homes and affordable home ownership, sensibly regulate Short Term Lets to stem the depletion of existing housing stock, rapidly expand the amount of urban trees along Leith Walk and the nearby streets, ensure Leith Walk and North East Edinburgh recieves it's fair share of Council funding and to stop the cuts to local services, such as school budgets and communtiy police and obtain better communication from the Council on utility works, like the tramline installation.
From Councillor Jack Caldwell.
The Council are consulting on various developments around the old Bowling Greens on Leith Links Park, a space used by many residents in Leith Walk ward.
There are numerous works ongoing right now across Leith, Hillside, Broughton, Bonnington and Abbeyhill on top of the longterm projects like Albert Street.
Last weekend Councillor Jack Caldwell invited Councillor colleagues from Transport and Scrutiny committees to walk down Leith Walk and see some of the public realm first hand.
After liaising with colleagues across the ward and Council, work has begun to install a proper cycling contraflow on Brunswick Road
The temporary closure of the helter skelter in Montgomery Street Park has distressed a number of (younger) residents while it's remained closed for the safety assessment.
The junction on Easter Road and Dalmeny Street has been problematic for pedestrians for many years.
After years of access concerns on the Bonnington Water of Leith path, improvement works begin Thursday from the Natrual Heritage Team.
Works are starting from tomorrow on Montgomery Street Park's play area.
Areas of high density-population such as Leith and Broughton are most affected by flooding on streets and pavements.
Starting Monday 10th July, there will be upgrades to the junction at Abbeyhill which will include more pedestrian space.
Canonmills resurfacing will take place from Monday 12th June and will result in Canonmills, Inverleith Row and Brandon Terrace being partially closed for a few weeks.
Permit applications will open for the new parking controls in the N7 Leith Walk, Easter Road and Pilrig areas.
An unknown quantity of sewage is being dumped into the Water of Leith every year. There are plans to install some monitors by 2024 just so we can see the scale of the problem, before being able to tackle it. We the undersigned call on the Scottish Government to commit funding to stop this practice and Scottish Water to install more monitors as a matter of priority. https://www.edinburghlibdems.org/news/article/caldwell-calls-to-stop-sewage-in-the-water-of-leith
