http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Scottish Budget 2024-25 en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:01:08 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-376440 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:33:49 +0000 Dave 376440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since each year's budget is hugely underspent, is this a material change? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-376439 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:31:35 +0000 neddie 376439@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is this because they haven't been able to spend it, or are unlikely to?</p> <p>Active travel infra so bogged down in NIMBYism and shouty drivers, they can't get anything done??? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-376438 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:41:48 +0000 Morningsider 376438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Biggest <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-pre-budget-fiscal-update-letter-to-finance-committee/">in-year cut</a> to the Scottish Government 2024-25 budget is a reduction of £23.7 million for active and sustainable travel. This is the only cut in the transport budget. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-373626 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:08:07 +0000 chdot 373626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The Scottish Budget process draws to a close this afternoon, and it’s a real mixed bag for sustainable transport.</p> <p>Active travel investment up, but commitments missed</p> <p>The one clear positive is that the budget for active travel continues to rise significantly.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://transform.scot/2024/02/27/scottish-budget-2024-5/" rel="nofollow">https://transform.scot/2024/02/27/scottish-budget-2024-5/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372944 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:05:47 +0000 Tulyar 372944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have some extensive historical pictures of the steady decay of M8 structures in Glasgow</p> <p>The rush to build 50 years ago left some serious legacy problems, not helped by the 0.5m collapse of Phoenix Road (beneath the Woodside Viaduct) as the Pinkston Burn (last on any maps above ground in 1852) has leached away the supporting clay &amp;c - it still floods through Glasgow Subway (since 1896)</p> <p>The M8 is practically deserted from 00.00 to 05.00 &amp; hardly busy except at peak times, or when events at Ibrox/SEC attract inefficient use of cars because they were not built to connect with public transport </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372428 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:08:15 +0000 chdot 372428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>#ScotBudget </p> <p>We have updated our article</p> <p><a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/2023/12/scotgov-budget-24-25-not-what-transport-needs/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/2023/12/scotgov-budget-24-25-not-what-transport-needs/</a></p> <p>to speculate about where the £30m increase in #activetravel cash comes from</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/spokeslothian/status/1737551815632126320" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/spokeslothian/status/1737551815632126320</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372407 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:36:58 +0000 chdot 372407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/2023/12/scotgov-budget-24-25-not-what-transport-needs/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/2023/12/scotgov-budget-24-25-not-what-transport-needs/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372390 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:08:01 +0000 Morningsider 372390@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Yodhrin - apologies for being unclear. Arellcat is correct. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372388 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:37:04 +0000 chdot 372388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.cosla.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/46875/COSLA-Budget-Reality-19-Dec-2023.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.cosla.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/46875/COSLA-Budget-Reality-19-Dec-2023.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372386 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:46:55 +0000 Arellcat 372386@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My reading of Morningsider's comment was that it was a comparison to illustrate magnitude, rather than implying any direct use of the active travel budget for highway projects. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372384 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:53:10 +0000 Yodhrin 372384@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Are they seriously arguing that because there's a crappy little shared use path crossing under it, they can use the active travel funding pot to repair a giant &lt;rule2&gt; motorway junction? What an absolute joke. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372383 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:04:20 +0000 Morningsider 372383@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>10% of the transport budget for 2024-25 would be £387.37 million. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372382 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:00:56 +0000 Morningsider 372382@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>...and then there's the commitment in the <a href="https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/agreement/2021/08/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-shared-policy-programme/documents/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-draft-shared-policy-programme/scottish-government-and-scottish-green-party-draft-shared-policy-programme/govscot%3Adocument/SG%2BSGP%2BTalks%2B-%2BDraft%2BPolicy%2BProgramme%2B-%2Bversion%2B7%2B-%2BFINAL%2B-%2BOFFSEN.pdf">Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Draft Shared Policy Programme</a> (the Bute House agreement), that states:</p> <p><blockquote><strong>increase the proportion of Transport Scotland’s budget spent on Active Travel initiatives</strong> so that by 2024-25 at least £320m or 10% of the total transport budget will be allocated to active travel.</blockquote></p> <p>That means the active travel budget is £100 million short of what was promised. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372381 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:57:00 +0000 Morningsider 372381@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting other snippet - the budget includes £47 million for emergency works to the M8 Woodside viaduct. That is "prior to permanent structural repairs and refurbishment." </p> <p>That's 30% of the annual active travel capital budget on propping up one motorway bridge. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21427#post-372380 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:31:38 +0000 Morningsider 372380@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The headline figure for active travel looks good at £220 million. However, drilling down into the figures shows that capital investment increases by just 4.7% (rising from £152.9m to £160.016m). There is a 190.7% increase in revenue support (£12.383m to £36m), although there is a 38.4% reduction in a smaller revenue budget line (£7.3m to £4.5m) that sees the end of the smarter choices, smarter places scheme.</p> <p>My concern is that active travel revenue spending was cut mid-year in 2023-24. I think the revenue budget may have been massively hiked for 2024-25 to produce a good headline figure, but with a view to cutting it mid-year. I genuinely can't see how revenue spending could be ramped up to this level.</p> <p>I could be wrong, but worth keeping an eye on this. </p>