Much of Edinburgh received its first dusting of snow this morning, and in pleasurable anticipation of things getting much worse, Spurtle has been burrowing in the Council website for useful information.
An interactive, zoomable map with listings is available here to identify grit bin locations and priority road and pavement gritting routes across the city.
The Council appears to have sharpened up its act considerably since the slippery shortfalls of 2010, when Spurtle spent weeks requesting a list of relevant locations only to receive one on the day of the thaw.
Where there is now a dearth of grit bins, it is generally explainable by the existence of a nearby route which the City will themselves promptly. A seeming plethora of such bins generally reflects the existence of side roads or steep gradients.
If you think your road is over or under-served by the Council's winter services, let us know and we'll pass on your comments.
Grit bin locations
Abercromby Place
Annandale Street
Boat Green
Blandfield
Claremont Grove
Dundas Street, Nos 38, 39
Dundonald Street
Dryden Gardens
Gayfield Square
Hawthornden Place
Howe Street, at Great King Street
Jamaica Street North Lane
Nelson Street
North West Cumberland Street Lane: behind Nos 1 and 68 Cumberland Street;
Queen Street Gardens West, at Queen Street and Heriot Row
Redbraes Grove
Rosslyn Crescent
Warriston Road, Nos. 15, 22, 25
Winter pavement gritting routes
1A
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1B
Bellevue Road
Broughton Place
Cycle tracks from King George V Park to Bonnington and Goldenacre
East Claremont Street
Eyre Crescent
Union Street
West Annandale Street
Winter road gritting routes
1A
Abercromby Place
Albany Street
Annandale Street
Bellevue
Bonnington Road
Brandon Street
Brandon Terrace
Broughton Road
Broughton Street
Canonmills
Drummond Place
East London Street
Great King Street
Green Street
Howe Street
McDonald Road
Leith Street
Leith Walk
London Street
Mansfield Place
Pilrig Street
Queen Street
Rodney Street