So....those of us who are plagued by commuter parking and abandoned vans ie. Oswald Road , South Oswald Road , Grange Terrace , St Thomas Road (these are only the immediate ones to my home) are to be sacrificed for the benefit of a handful of (lucrative) local businesses?

My family has used Brakesafe for over 30 years and wouldn’t dream of going elsewhere.
But frankly , the additional cost of even a whole a day’s metered parking there (in relation to their servicing costs) would be infinitesimal!

Same goes for the Avenue Stores.

These same arguments held sway 10/12 years ago during the last ‘consultation’.
That sham was hi-jacked by the commercial interests (and people outside the area) and left a very bad taste.

Just for once , could we please accept that many streets in south Grange have a real problem?
And that GAs role should be to protect the amenity of the whole of the Grange - as stated in its Constitution.
And support from the many other members who are already lucky enough to enjoy CPZ protection would be very welcome.

I welcome the proposals to extend the CPZ to the B1 area. This will stop the uncontrolled access by the public through the week, at the small relative cost of a permit (visitor or resident) for vehicles in residents' vicinity. Entitlement to street location no longer applies, as is the case in many city areas.

I would be very happy to walk around the Oswald Road/South Oswald Road/St Thomas Road/Grange Terrace any week day , to show you what happens here.

I live nearby and walked around today. The 'abandoned vans' were mentioned couple time. I found 3 in this category, plus several tradesmen vans, who were visibly there for works in the house there.
Then, I walked in S1 zone, and found over 200 of unused 'permit holder' bays and about 100 of 'pay and display' bays. Streets like Whitehouse Loan, Hope Terrace, Blackford Road, Dick Place, Lauder Road, have about 50 unused 'permit holder' bays at any time. The residents have driveways and garages and do not use the bays, and do not pay for the scheme. They also can park in B1 for free. Many of 'pay and display bays' in S1 are not suitable for long term parking and there is no demand for short term parking. The expensive and unused 'pay and display' machines are paid for by the taxpayer.
So, it would not be exaggeration to say that S1 has over 300 unused bay at any time. That means that there is plenty of space there to take those cars and vans from B1 which are perceived as a problem. The most logical option would be to remove some unnecessary and expensive bays in S1 and make them free parking spaces to ease the parking pressure in S1. Those are the space no one ever needs today. No one can claim them as private as the roads are in public use.
Merging S1 and B1 would work best as well. These solutions would not only be less expensive, that would bring money back to the public purse, as some parking machines can be used elsewhere.
Yet, the option proposed by the council is to spend more public money, make the locals pay more too, damage the businesses, and push the cars south of the railway. Why support this ill-thought out proposal?

Also, if your dream is to get rid of all cars, how do you see Edinburgh of the future? A dead, forbidden city with no shops and cafes, schools which cannot hire a teacher? You get an idea what can happen if parking is made too hard.

Lesley, are you suggesting that you should keep your own car on your driveway, while the cars of everybody else should be removed from the public street?

Yes, the city must be allowed to thrive but why does a commuter need to jump on a bus in the Grange when they can jump on a bus at Shawfair?

The Grange Association Committee met on 17 May and considered the proposal for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the B1 area. Taking account of:

• The Objectives of the Association;
• The diversity and strength of opinion among members and other residents (as shown in this forum thread); and
• The ongoing engagement by the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC),

the Committee decided not to support or to oppose the principle of a CPZ for the B1 area. Rather, the Committee encourages all members to participate in the current engagement by CEC to ensure all views are represented. The Association will wish to work with members and other residents, CEC, the Community Council and other stakeholders, once the engagement has concluded, to tailor the resulting proposals in line with the Association’s objectives and the interests of its members.

You can record your general views on the proposals on the Council’s general survey form (which includes an option to leave a comment up to 255 characters) and any specific comments on the detailed proposals for the B1 area on the interactive map which lets you drop a pin on a specific proposed parking bay or yellow line to leave a comment or suggestion (up to 255 characters).

The engagement closes on 30 May 2021.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/new-edinburgh-parking-zones-delayed-after-residents-say-there-is-no-need-for-them-3353930?
"New Edinburgh parking zones delayed after residents say there is no need for them. "
It is not clear why the Council wants to delay rather than cancel the plans. Just a delay would be undemocratic and disrespectful to what was reported as largely negative feedback.