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stickythe building footprints of the ERI campus are probably several times the size of the Lauriston Place site
Hmmm, the footprint of this major city hospital appears to fit within a 200m by 150m site - almost identical in footprint to the Quartermile / Lauriston site...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.8621691,-4.3434851,516m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu
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Transport convener Scott Arthur said the new north-south tram route, projected to open by 2035, would be transformative. He said: "It's going to take 11 years to deliver this. This is a real economic enabler, which is going to rive development, drive housebuilding, drive investment in the city. It's going to be carrying people from houses that have not been built yet and kids that haven't been born yet to workplaces and schools that haven;t been built yet."
But in a change to the original proposal, which would have named Roseburn as the prefered route, he said the consultation would include both options. "The consultation will set out the pros and cons of both routes in a clear, objective and fair way and it will look again at whether high quality waking and cycling can be provided along a tramline on the Roseburn Path."
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@ morningsider
“I am sure Councillor Arthur knows that "pay-as-you-drive" is NOT “what used to be called congestion charge”. “
He said PAYD again yesterday, and that UK & Scottish Govs need to sort something out to replace (fossil) fuel duty.
If you've noticed that making drivers go the long way around a single bus gate or road filter was explosively controversial, imagine how it will be when every journey is differentially priced and almost everybody has strong incentive to get behind lobby groups for this cause, that neighbourhood, that occupation for special terms or discounted access to certain routes and times!
I'd just about bet the house that we won't see such a thing in my lifetime.
The revenue from fuel duty and VED can be replaced relatively simply by taking the annual mileage from each MOT and applying a charge per mile. Even then the rate per mile for different vehicle types etc. would be a friction point, but people already accept that different cars pay different parking permit rates and VED etc.
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At the Edinburgh's Transport & Environment Committee this week @nigelbagshaw of @TransformScot made the case for Edinburgh's next tram route.
"...we are running out of time with climate change, [and] with solving the city's transport & health problems. We have to move, we have to get going."
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In 2005 Edinburgh residents voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal to introduce a £2 charge for driving into the city. Nearly 20 years on, the basic concept is once again on the lips of councillors.
But the transport convener says the move away from fuel duty could present an opportunity to introduce a "pay as you drive" alternative.
"It would be much more focused on vehicles coming into Edinburgh from surrounding local authorities where the drivers were choosing not to use a viable alternative to public transport," said Mr Arthur.
"It's a stick to encourage people to take advantage of the carrot of better public transport which would be there."
However, he says the prospect of road pricing in Edinburgh is still years away and would be contingent on improvements to public transport.
"It would be immoral for us to charge people for coming into the city by car when there's no viable alternative in place for them right now.
"We need that investment in place first and then we'll follow up with a congestion charge if it's needed."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-68170323
Basically he is wrong and unwilling to learn from what is being done in other cities.
Yes David Begg was right but he was done in. Red Ken knew not to let the people vote. The commuters by car into Edinburgh pay Council tax in other. Lothian authorities and fife. In the majority. The 66/33 vote against congestion charge had little to do with commuters. But was an early indicator of how wedded Edinburghers are to their motors. Same in Glasgow, your average weegee is on a train, subway or bus. The SUVs are all in neighbouring authorities (Dave brennan’s neighbours etc)
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The council’s transport convener Scott Arthur said he was exploring “additional safety measures” for the spot to avoid it happening again.
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This is just absurd.
Place a planter.
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A reminder of why we need to invest in bus, tram and train connections into and within Edinburgh.
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Remove the license and scrap the vehicles of anyone who tries it. They clearly aren't fit to drive.
“Place a planter.”
Or similar.
Today, apparently.
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This is a good interview with me on the plans to improve the transport system in Edinburgh:
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The Council has already set aside land to build 37,000 homes in Edinburgh over the next few years, and much more will be built in surrounding local authorities. It’s important to get the transport system ready for that growth, whilst also dealing with the congestion we have right now.
What I talk about in the interview is our plan, but I am open to alternatives... just not this:
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https://x.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1754851524075745729
Does anyone know what this actually means? -
“The Council has already set aside land to build 37,000 homes“
Presumably no more than Development Plans with areas where building is expected/encouraged?
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Edinburgh Council dismisses claim 37,000 new homes target within 10 years is 'unrealistic'
If approved, City Plan 2030 will introduce a raft of new planning policies aimed at tackling Edinburgh's affordable housing crisis and encouraging sustainable development.
The 200-page report, which the council's planning convener called "a mammoth bit of policy" will replace the 2016 Local Development Plan (LDP) and will be debated again by councillors this week before it is sent to Scottish ministers for examination.
If approved, the plan will introduce a raft of new planning policies aimed at tackling Edinburgh's affordable housing crisis by cracking down on short-term lets and student developments, improving active travel links and ensuring developers work sustainably to build energy efficient homes as part of the council's 2030 net zero strategy.
A key commitment is to deliver 37,000 new homes across 117 sites in the next 10 years, with around 47 per cent affordable. Under City Plan 2030, developers seeking planning permission will be required to commit to making 35 per cent of all properties built affordable, which is an increase of 10 per cent from the current threshold.
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City Plan previous thread
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**Case Update – 12/01/2024** The examination of the proposed plan continues. The further information requests on housing and infrastructure, which were issued following the hearing in September, have now concluded. The report is not likely to be published before the end of February 2024.
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https://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=122878&T=22
Quite a good summary of a range of issues but nothing to really indicate any sort of ‘rapid progress’
‘Will close the Cowgate for the summer’ and ‘consult on two bits of tram route’.
@chdot - I think this says it all:
On Thursday we heard from Peter Vansevenant from Ghent, who told us about the ‘Big Bang’ approach they took in the city...Learning from others is invaluable but one size doesn’t fit all...Boils down to "Nice to hear from those fancy continentals, with their outlandish attitudes to getting things done, but we will do this the proper Edinburgh way! If that means doing nothing for the next 20 years, then so be it!"
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Scotland's Council's have entered a formal dispute with the SNP/Green Government after it failed to deliver a fully funded "Council Tax Freeze" as promised.
If it's not fully funded, it is just another cut.
I wonder which side Edinburgh's SNP/Green Councillors will pick in this fight - party or services?
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/town-hall-bosses-declare-dispute-32115862
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The Council is developing designs for improvements along the Roseburn to South Gyle route (Quiet Route 9), which extends west to east between South Gyle and Roseburn Park.
The improvements will be in several phases; this first phase focuses on three sites (covering five junctions) in the Balgreen area - sites H, I and J in the map.
Consultation here: https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/roseburntosouthgyle/
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“several phases” - already - over past 20 years or so…
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Like its counterparts across Edinburgh,
@ColintonCC does a great job 365 days a year trying to make the area it represents a better place to live, bring up a family and do business.
The Tyre Extinguishers, however, are a group which openly threatens to vandalise vehicles in Edinburgh. Whilst many of us want transport to become more sustainable, I am sure all would agree that vandalism is not the answer.
If the Cllr has tagged the Tyre Extinguishers in his post in an effort to encourage them to attack vehicles in my Ward, I would urge him to report himself to the Ethical Standards Commissioner.
Edinburgh deserves Councillors which treat residents with respect.
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My day started at 8:20am at Buckstone Primary School. I was out with their Junior Road Safety Officers talking to parents and children coming to the school.
We had a few positive conversations about poor parking at the school, and people thanked the Junior Road Safety Officers for helping raise awareness of the need to improve road safety.
On a separate note, I was sad to hear Mrs Imrie will be leaving Buckstone Primary School. She's been a great headteacher who has had such a positive influence - she will be much missed by the staff and children.
She will go to a new school, West Craigs Primary School - it currently has no pupils, and she will be the only staff member when she starts.
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The barefaced cheek of turning up to a school without a formal school street scheme to congratulate kids on futilely holding placards really gets my blood boiling. It's one thing for the school to arrange it, but when you're responsible for actually implementing real safety schemes... gah!
If any councillors would like to be loudly shouted at in the street, feel free to try this at ours :(
@Dave, it was only last April on the bird site when we similarly boiled about school children's posters about safer streets, and my opinion that they weren't aimed at drivers at all but victim blaming the children, using the children as the mechanism.
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Edinburgh's Budget - Transport and Environment
Budgeted spending in 2024-25 will be £40m, net of income, an increase of £0.2m compared to last year’s budget.
Last year we sought to get Edinburgh back on track by spending significant sums on street cleansing, graffiti removal and maintenance of pavements and roads.
We’ve doubled the amount of money we put towards roads and pavement projects– one of the highest ever delivered in one financial year in Edinburgh.
We can be proud of the work that’s been done, not least in resurfacing over half a million square metres of pavements and roads in 2023-24.
In 2024-25 these key issues, and responding to the climate emergency, will be continuing priorities. Good quality Pavements, Streetscapes, Lighting and Roads infrastructure benefit all our citizens and visitors whenever they walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport.
Investment in our infrastructure improves safety and enhances the appearance of our city. It’s essential that we continue investment in both basic infrastructure and active travel.
We are proposing to invest an extra £12.5m every year, for the next three years, in our pavements, streetscapes, lighting and roads.
Use of these funds will include investment in road safety and community-lead projects and in improving areas identified as feeling unsafe in the Women’s Safety survey. Consideration will be given to allocating up to £1.25m of this investment to redesigning major road junctions.
The enhanced City Mobility Plan, agreed in February 2024, will get underway in the coming year, bringing to fruition decades of planning to improve transport in Edinburgh. This will tackle congestion and climate emissions, whilst also accommodating future growth. We’re also proposing to invest £0.75m every year, for the next three years, in a rolling programme of localised and coastal flood prevention.
The Council has a very limited remit when it comes to surface water flooding. Whilst some of the potential projects will exceed the council’s statutory remit for protecting properties from flooding, we consider that the distress and disruption caused by localised flooding is something which we should try to mitigate where we can.
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The 10% active travel allocation of a £40m annual budget is very significant. Enough to build hundreds of LTN filters and bus gates every year. London boros are rolling out new school streets almost every week. Why do we get so little for our money?
Was buying my alcohol free beers at the garage when outside I spotted a lovely Tern Cargo bike. Allo I thought I will hang about loading my panniers until @Dave comes out and stone the crows out he came with an array of vegetables. Happy Days.
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The budget was agreed for Edinburgh yesterday, and it will help get stuff done in our capital:
£750,000 more for public toilets.
£892,000 more for street cleansing.
£12.5 million more for roads a footpaths.
£240,000 for bus services into Dumbiedykes & Willowbrae.
£750,000 more on flood prevention.
£2 million more for homelessness.
£600,000 more for our parks.
£3.2 million more for Edinburgh Leisure.
£2 million for headteachers to spend.
A funded plan insulate existing council homes and build 3,560 social rented homes in the coming years.
This comes with no change to Council Tax bills, and despite Edinburgh being Scotland's worst funded local authority.
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Other budgets were available
Does the extra £10m come with a 10% match for active travel?
I didn't bother listening in, but the word on the street is that Cllr Mckenzie absolutely savaged the Labour group in his speech...
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This is a disappointing comment from an SNP Cllr - SNP Cllrs on TEC voted for the plan to enforce the ban along with Labour, Lib Dem, Tory and Green Cllrs.
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"It was also clear that there were going to be issues in implementing the ban in Telford, and so it has turned out with people now parking on the main road, disrupting traffic flow and buses. The Labour council administration failed to prepare properly - despite the warnings of my SNP colleagues on the
Transport and Environment Committee.
https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1762030956582461881?
Putting words into people's mouths again.
I expect the "failure to prepare" was nothing to do with the vote, but that the Labour admin hadn't planned to put down enough double yellows on main roads.
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