Friends of the Earth welcome the decision on Edinburgh trams

Friends of the Earth Scotland has responded to reports that the City of Edinburgh Council has voted to continue with the Edinburgh trams project last night.

Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, who led a deputation to the full meeting of the Council this morning had urged Councillors to “be bold, be brave, be sensible” and to “help create the beginnings of a 21st Century transport network for our capital city”.

Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:

“This decision is the right one for Edinburgh. The trams will, once delivered, reduce car journeys and traffic congestion, improve on-street air quality and reduce pollution levels, and help to cut carbon emissions. The decision to take the initial tram line to St. Andrew’s Square is plain common sense, and I applaud those City of Edinburgh Councillors who saw sense and voted for this.”