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If they do it right, definitely.
That part of Edinburgh, bordering the A8 corridor is getting hella busy with traffic. A significant %age is just traffic passing through but adding large housing estates like this and the ongoing West Craigs will only add to the issue, regardless of the trams, trains & buses on their doorstep.
Re the actual housing, if they stay away from the overpriced Cala boxes they built over at Cammo, it would be a start. £1mil for a 5 bed timber frame house, that ain't the answer to a housing crisis. Even the Miller & Wimpey 4 beds at West Craig's are going for £600+K.
I'm clearly no expert on the matter, but we need quality social housing. Why can't Edinburgh Council/SG not leverage the money to build their own housing rather than rely on the 10% kickback of cheap housing pushed to the periphery of any new build estate, as per the planning conditions.
Quality social housing would pay itself off within a generation, but it needs brave/bold politicians to make it happen.
The article

The development proposed by Crosswind Developments would include a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom homes, as well as office space, shops, a school, active travel routes and a green urban park.

Developers hope to create a "car-lite" neighbourhood with about 9km (five miles) of designated walking and cycling routes to "reflect the increased opportunities for those who live and work here".