Latest news
Public consultation online
Outline proposals are now online for a limited time. If you didn't get a chance to attend the Public Consultation (3-5 June) we'd like to hear your feedback.
Thanks to all who attended the event. We received lots of useful feedback and encouragement. Photos are on Flickr and The Guardian wrote this article about the event.
New film
Watch our new filmed interview with a former resident about his childhood memories growing up in the Causey.
News
June 2010
Watch our new filmed interview with a former resident about his childhood memories growing up in the Causey.
June 2010
Thanks to all who attended the Public Consultation (3-5 June). We received lots of useful feedback on the outline proposals and encouragement. More details, new photographs and a film footage are online for a limited time.
The Guardian wrote this article about the event.
May 2010
We’ve got plans… come and see them
Public Consultation announced
The West Crosscauseway Association would like to consult you on its outline design proposals for Causey2 — transforming a place.
Public consultation opening times and venue
Thursday 3 June, 6–8 pm
Friday 4 June, 12–2 pm
Saturday 5 June, 11 am –1 pmInspace Gallery, Crichton Street / Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Since our award-winning temporary transformation of The Causey in May 2007 we have been working towards the permanent transformation of West Crosscauseway from a space for cars into a place for people. Hosted at Inspace — New Media Scotland and Edinburgh University’s School of Informatics joint exhibition space — the exhibition includes films and photographs of the Community Ideas Workshops that were attended by over 90 people, as well as the outline design proposals for The Causey based on the ideas expressed at these workshops.
Don’t miss this opportunity to comment on the proposals and influence how Causey2 is designed and used in the future for people. We’d like to hear what you think.
Click here to download a flyer
19 April 2010
Success at The Scottish Civic Trust 'My Place' Award 2010
Congratulations to Arcade Architects on their success at The Scottish Civic Trust's 'My Place' Award 2010. They received a commendation for their involvement in The Causey 2007 event.
Our inspriational community event has was also awarded second prize in the Architects Journal Small Projects Award 2008.
17 October 2009
Causey2 Ideas Workshop at Inspace Gallery
This was our third very successful Ideas Workshop, giving the opportunity for the local community to express its ideas for the future of the Causey. Living Streets gave a presentation of their work in making streets into places for people. Participants were drawn from local residents and businesses, local organisations, West Crosscauseway Association members and students from Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art...
> Read about the workshop and watch the video here.
July 2009
A future Causey2 Ideas Workshop
Interested in what happened at our previous workshops and now want to take part in one? We'll be holding another one in October 2009. It will be free and led by professional architects and designers. We will publish information and a date soon. If you'd like to be kept in touch or know more details please get in touch.
16 June 2009
Causey2 Ideas Workshop at The Southside Community Centre
This was a very successful event with participants from The Southside Heritage Group, The Living Memory Association, local churches, artists, residents and The City of Edinburgh Council...
> Read about the workshop and watch the video here.
6th June 2009
Meadows Festival
WCCA took up this opportunity to promote Causey2 to a wider public. Ben, Kate, Alison, Isobel and Bob had a very productive time talking to Meadows Festival go-ers and listening to their ideas about The Causey, about public space and how people’s needs can be prioritised in the city. Our display banners, describing the past, present and future of The Causey attracted much attention. Over 40 people signed up to be kept informed of WCCA’s progress, some with offers of direct support. Thank you to all of you who did this and for the encouragement it gave us.
June 2009
Causey2 Timeline update
We've created a Causey2 timeline to describe the process, and our progress, in transforming The Causey. We are almost half-way there in our ambition to transform this urban space into a vibrant place, designed for people.
Click here to download a PDF of the timeline
Monday 11 May 2009 at 7:30 pm
DVD launch of The Causey2 Ideas Workshop for Young People
The West Crosscauseway Association (WCCA) invites you to the launch of the DVD of The Causey2 Ideas Workshop for Young People. This workshop is the first of several events to engage the local community in exploring their ideas for transforming The Causey permanently into a place for people...
> Read about the workshop and watch the video here
21-22 October 2008
Causey2 Ideas Workshop for young people
A very successful Ideas workshop was held at CYP, over two half days, for 30 young people who researched the history of The Causey and imagined its future as a vibrant space for people...
> Read about the workshop and watch the video here.
01 October 2008
Workshops announced
The community engagement process will be as extensive as possible and a key part of this process will be a number of design workshops for different groups in the Southside including young people, older people, existing community groups and “hard to reach“ groups.
March 2008
Architects Journal declares The Causey a prize-winning project
Congratulations to all those involved in our original three-day Causey 2007 event which inspired members of our community to work towards a permanent improvement of the area.
Architects Journal has awarded The Causey second prize in the AJ Small Projects Award 2008.
Read more and watch videos of the 2007 Causey event here.