http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Council budget announcements en Sun, 17 May 2026 18:22:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=345#post-2650 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:11:42 +0000 chdot 2650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This will be the budget handled by the <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/council/council_business/committees/CEC_executive_committees#Transport">Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=345#post-2649 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:04:02 +0000 cb 2649@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So most of the budget for "Improving the transport network" is actually flood protection stuff, which will presumably be double counted under some other heading (e.g. "Enviromental"). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=345#post-2635 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:21:42 +0000 Kim 2635@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So much for Active Travel... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=345#post-2627 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:31:41 +0000 chdot 2627@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I wonder how much will be improving road safety and how much will be promoting walking and cycling..."</p> <p>It's an interesting (but not contradictory) coupling.</p> <p>'Improving road safety' tends to mean physical measures, 20mph zones etc. - perhaps even "<a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=346">Accident Blackspot - Removal</a>".</p> <p><em>Promoting</em> walking and cycling hardly gets anything spent on it (I know - I've had tiny amounts of money over the years for things like <a href="http://edinburghpaths.info/leaflets.htm">leaflets</a>).</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4349061627"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4349061627_99b869c40c.jpg"></a></p> <p>The budget summary is here -</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Council/Council_tax_and_finance/Council_budget/CEC_council_budget_2010_11" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Council/Council_tax_and_finance/Council_budget/CEC_council_budget_2010_11</a></p> <p>The complete list under the "Improving the transport network" heading is -</p> <p>• £2million for projects to improve road safety and to promote walking and cycling<br /> • £18m to complete the flood protection works on the Braid Burn<br /> • £25m for phase 2 of the Water of Leith flood protection scheme<br /> • £2.8m for a new public transport route linking Craigmillar and the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary<br /> • Commitment to keeping Lothian Buses in public ownership</p> <p>The flood protection (I always call it flood prevention - but that's wishful thinking!!) schemes have great <em>potential </em> for improving path networks, but some of the stuff that is <em>actually</em> being done - e.g. street lamps IN (quite narrow) paths shows there's not a lot of joined-up-thinking.</p> <p>The "new public transport route" has been 'coming' for YEARS. It's basically a buses only road between the hospital and Greendykes which should have been in place <em>before</em> the RIE was opened.In theory it would become Tramline 3.</p> <p>It was <em>supposed</em> to have walk/cycle paths with it, we'll see (or not). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=345#post-2599 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:22:11 +0000 Kirst 2599@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>"this Administration is providing an additional £2million for projects to improve road safety and to promote walking and cycling."</blockquote></p> <p>I wonder how much will be improving road safety and how much will be promoting walking and cycling... </p>