http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Tory leader Jeremy Balfour upbeat about poll fortunes" en Thu, 21 May 2026 18:21:34 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6292#post-67224 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:58:27 +0000 chdot 67224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Day 3</p> <p>"<br /> TRANSPORT</p> <p>• Deliver the renewal and maintenance of roads and pavement infrastructure.</p> <p>• Make pavements safe to walk on and ensure potholes are fixed quickly and done correctly first time.</p> <p>• Review parking charges to ensure that parking provision meets the need of local residents and local businesses.</p> <p>• Find a more efficient use of existing road space through a re-examination of traffic flows.</p> <p>• Encourage more cycling in the city both for getting to work and for leisure and improve cross-city routes.</p> <p>• Deliver a tram, within the current contract, on time and at the best possible price.</p> <p>• Enable an expansion to car clubs in suitable parts of the city.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Also</p> <p>“Drive around Edinburgh and you realise traffic isn’t moving and people don’t know where to go, it’s very confusing. So let’s have a look at all the streets where roads have been closed and see if it can’t be done in a different way to keep cars moving. It’s started to become gridlocked at certain times because of the mess of the road system.</p> <p>“Of course, people use public transport but cars will always have an important part to play in people’s lives.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/features/tory-leader-jeremy-balfour-upbeat-about-poll-fortunes-1-2254149" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/features/tory-leader-jeremy-balfour-upbeat-about-poll-fortunes-1-2254149</a> </p>