EFFICIENT TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ARE VITAL FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALIKE.

FREQUENT BUSES LINK SALTIRE SQUARE WITH THE CITY CENTRE, RAIL AND BUS STATIONS - ALL WITHIN 3 KILOMETRES AND EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD, CYCLE AND WALKING ROUTES. WHEN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROPOSED TRAM ROUTE IS CONSTRUCTED, UPPER STRAND WILL BE JUST 15 MINUTES FROM THE CITY CENTRE. EDINBURGH AIRPORT AND THE MOTORWAY NETWORK ARE WITHIN EASY REACH WHILE CLOSER AT HAND THERE IS A GROWING CHOICE OF SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES, GOLF COURSES AND OF COURSE SHOPPING, AT OCEAN TERMINAL, NEIGHBOURING SUPERMARKETS AND THE SPECIALITY SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS OF LEITH, ONLY A FEW MINUTES ALONG THE SHORE FROM UPPER STRAND.

Residents' personal transport has also been taken into account. Every apartment comes with the opportunity to acquire secure covered car parking space while street level parking is provided for visitors.

The keynote of Waterfront Edinburgh is regeneration and the whole area is developing rapidly. The new Telford College campus is within sight of upper strand and facilities planned for the neighbourhood include new schools, additional shops and supermarkets, post office and medical centres.

To be more precise about some of the local amenities there are a range of retail, leisure and cultural facilities available close by:

Museum: Newhaven Heritage Museum, 24 pier place.
Arts and community centre: Leith Theatre, Thomas Morton Hall, 28 Ferry Rd.
Sports and leisure centre: Victoria Swim Centre, Leith, Edinburgh.
Private health club: Next Generation Health Club, Newhaven.
Golf course: Portobello (9 Hole), Stanley Street, Portobello.
Library: Granton Library, Wardieburn Terrace, Granton.
Primary school: Granton Primary, 59 Boswell Parkway.
College: Telford College, Granton. (Opening Soon, Early 2006)
Shopping centre: Ocean Terminal, Off Lindsay Road, Leith, Edinburgh.
Providing: Starbucks Coffee, Debenhams, Marks And Spencer Food Hall, Boots, Waterstones, Pure Day Spa, Gap and many more - including one of Edinburgh's best cinema complexes.
Local supermarkets include: Sainsbury's Morrison's, Lidl.