Tag: Transport
Call to restrict bin lorries from driving near schools after fatal crash
Local councillor calls for restrictions at key travel times, following the tragic death of an 11 year old whose bike was hit by a bin lorry near Cramond Primary.
An Edinburgh councillor is calling...
Old A1 speed to be reduced
Speed limits are set to be lowered on the old A1 between Haddington and Dunbar for active travel
Plans to reduce the speed limit on the former A1 in East Lothian, to allow a new...
No live bus times on new tracker until summer
Edinburgh’s new bus tracker screens are not expected to provide real-time service information until summer, the council has said.
Issues with the roll-out of the city’s £2.9m ‘travel tracker’ system mean digital on-street displays continue...
Emergency debate to be held following death of 11-year-old on roads
Edinburgh’s councillors will urgently look at safety improvements needed following the tragic death of an 11 year-old boy who was hit by a bin lorry.
Cramond Primary school pupil Thomas Wong was involved in a...
Art depicting controversial motorway plan to be purchased for city’s collection
An award-winning painting depicting what Edinburgh would have looked like under a 1949 plan for an inner city motorway is to be purchased for the City Art Centre.
Showing a six-lane elevated ring-road tunnelled under Calton Hill...
Lothian announce service improvements with 50 new jobs created
Full details of timetable revisions below, with effect from March 24
Lothian Buses has announced improvements to many of the services across its network to enhance reliability and support customer growth, while creating 50 new...
Summer of disruption at busy Wallyford roundabout
Drivers and bus passengers face a summer of disruption as East Lothian Council begins work creating new cycle paths at Wallyford Toll.
The introduction of the new walkways and cycle paths at the roundabout which...
Change is Painful – a resumé of Spokes May meeting
An account of the SPOKES meeting held on Wednesday - suggesting it might be possible to make enough change in Edinburgh that few need a car.
Edinburgh's New Active Travel Action Plan Discussed and Dissected
By...
Plans to track drivers in council vehicles opposed by union
Trade union bosses concerned that the data captured could be used against workers in disciplinary proceedings.
Already installed in the city’s waste and cleansing fleet, ‘telematics’ automatically monitor fuel consumption, miles travelled, location and other...
Under 22 free tram travel could continue despite council axing funds
Free travel for young people on Edinburgh’s trams could be continued despite the council scrapping funding for the scheme, transport chiefs have said.
Free travel for young people on Edinburgh’s trams could be continued despite...
Street transformation projects win funding
Edinburgh council projects aimed at transforming streets across the capital to make walking and cycling easier have been given a major cash boost.
More than £3 million is set to be given to schemes including...
Over 4,000 electric vehicle charger fines issued
More than 4,000 fines have been handed to drivers in Edinburgh who have exceeded the maximum stay in electric vehicle charging bays.
The city council has issued an average of 462 overstay penalties every month...
Call for ‘concrete plans’ for Scotland’s railways on anniversary of Scotrail being nationalised
Opposition parties have called for concrete plans and a better vision for Scotland's rail services, on the first anniversary of Scotrail being brought back into public hands.
From April 1 last year, in what...
20% parking charge hike agreed by council
Edinburgh Council has backed a 20 per cent hike for on-street parking charges.
Money raised by the additional income will be used to freeze some costs to residents, including those for adult burial charges and...
EAST LOTHIAN: Private car park set up to tackle ‘drug use’ at beauty spot
Controversial car park at reservoir gets go ahead
A commercial car park set up at a popular beauty spot in order to tackle ‘drug use, drug moving and sexual activity’ has been given permission to remain,...
MIDLOTHIAN: 395 homes approved despite 163 objections and no bus service
Plans to build 395 new houses on the edge of a Midlothian village which does not have a single bus service have been given the green light despite 163 objections.
Midlothian Council’s planning committee approved...
Call for Leith Walk bollards amid fatality fears
Safety bollards need to be installed along the length of Leith Walk as a matter of urgency, a city councillor has warned, as she is “genuinely concerned there is going to be a fatality”.
Susan...
ScotRail reminds customers to plan their journey in advance for Scotland v Spain
ScotRail is reminding customers to plan their journey in advance for the Scotland v Spain match at Hampden tomorrow night.
Scotland take on Spain in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday, 28...
Parking fines increase in East Lothian as restrictions extended
Council ready to increase parking fines to £100.
Parking fines are set to go up to £100 in East Lothian as more waiting restrictions are introduced on streets.Plans to introduce the new higher penalty for...
Delays to new bus tracker system costs council over £1.5million
Delays to the roll-out of new on-street bus tracker screens in Edinburgh have cost the council more than £1.5 million – with the project now more than two years behind schedule.
Aimed at improving the reliability of...
Largest network of ultra-fast electric car charging points set to grow
Morrisons is expanding the UK’s largest supermarket network of ‘next generation’ rapid electric charging points for electric vehicles, allowing customers to charge the majority of cars from flat to full battery in under 45...
New poster competition aims to inspire Eco-friendly rail travel
Children and young people are being encouraged to take part in an inspiring new poster competition, launched by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to capture their visions of eco-friendly travel through fun artwork.
The competition...
A720 Edinburgh city bypass overnight maintenance next weekend
A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Centre Bypass is set to begin on Sunday 11 July 2021. The work, which will be carried out in 16 phases, will mean...
BEAR Scotland add six new Ultra Low Emission Vehicles to their fleet
Six new, electric powered vans have been delivered to BEAR Scotland, bringing the total number of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles, in its South East Scotland fleet, to thirteen.
This means that 10% of all BEAR...
Overnight resurfacing – A720 Lothianburn Westbound on-slip
Motorists using the A720 Lothianburn westbound on-slip are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 100m of the trunk road over one...
Overnight road closure – M90 Southbound
BEAR Scotland - Transport Scotland’s operating company - is planning to resurface approximately one kilometre of the M90 southbound carriageway near Kirkliston over three nights, beginning on Monday 19 April, 2021.
For the safety...
M8 to be closed overnight for resurfacing on 13th April
The M8 will be closed westbound between Junction 4a and Harthill Services from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of 13 April. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to renew...
Overnight road closure on Saturday on the A720
The westbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed for resurfacing between Baberton and Calder Junctions from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of 27 March.
A diversion route for westbound traffic...
First Bus has a new app to live track buses with room on board
First Bus is launching an update to its mobile app that will enable customers across Edinburgh to live track not only the location of their next bus, but also its availablecapacity.
The operator...
Doing Your Bit to Make for a Safer Winter
Everyone is being asked by Edinburgh’s Transport Leader to work together where possible, to help make sure front paths and local streets and pavements are safe and walkable this winter, and to help communities...
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