http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Council Elections: Jenny Dawe en Sun, 31 May 2026 21:38:12 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6237#post-66675 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:00:41 +0000 cb 66675@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At the risk of thread drift, it occurred to me the other day that the RIE is a &lt; 1000m tunnel (under 'Craigmillar Hill') away from the South Suburban line. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6237#post-66668 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:38:17 +0000 chdot 66668@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rolling out cycle training is already CEC policy, but it's good to see it in a party manifesto.</p> <p>Extending tram to RIE <em>could</em> be a vote winner if anyone thought it could be delivered...</p> <p>Leith to RIE (via St Andrew Square and Waverley) <em>would</em> have been a vote winner, but! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6237#post-66662 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26:52 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 66662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently looking to increase cycle spending to 5% of the transport budget...</p> <p>"<em>TRANSPORT</p> <p>• Roll out cycle training to all P6 children. </p> <p>• Maintain good condition of roads and pavements, use £3m to fix potholes. </p> <p>• Increase the spend on cycling to five per cent of transport budget and improve maintenance of cycle network.</p> <p>• Implement further residents’ parking zones where demanded.</p> <p>• Present a revised business case of the extension of the tram line down Leith Walk and consider the best way to get trams to Little France</em>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/jenny-dawe-interview-we-re-leaving-edinburgh-in-a-better-place-1-2250818">Evening News Article</a></p> <p>I'll maintain a healthy scepticism. Can't imagine the tram line extension would be a vote winner... </p>