Edinburgh’s Traffic

Objective:

To investigate traffic in Edinburgh and the problems it causes.

Problems

Edinburgh Road Network

Parking

Pollution

Edinburgh’s Traffic - Solutions

Investigate what solutions are available to Edinburgh council.

By-pass – built between 1981 & 1990

Greenways

Park and Ride

Parking

Future projects - Tram

•Total cost £750 million

•Due to be completed in 2010

•Work is starting now

Other Edinburgh projects

Congestion charging? In 2005 referendum 75% voted No.

Improving existing public transport Real time bus tracker More pedestrian crossings

Increased number of 20 mph zonesAirport rail link

Questions

1. For each of the strategies – The Bypass, Greenways, Park and Ride, Parking restrictions, Trams, Congestion charging, Improving public transport and Increasing the number of 20 mph zones – write a couple of sentences explaining their aims and how they work.

2. Which do think is the best method? Explain why you think this.

3. Which do you think is the worst method? Explain why you think this.

Further Questions1. For each of the strategies – The Bypass, Greenways, Park

and Ride, Parking restrictions, Trams, Congestion charging, Improving public transport and Increasing the number of 20 mph zones – write a couple of sentences explaining their aims and how they work.

2. Which do think is the best method? Explain why you think this.3. Which do you think is the worst method? Explain why you think

this.4. What is main aim of Edinburgh’s transport policy?5. How are Edinburgh council trying to reduce the number of cars

in the city?6. How are they trying to encourage people to use public

transport?7. What are the problems with reducing the number of cars

entering the city centre – who might not be happy? And why?8. Where might shoppers go if getting into the centre of the city

becomes too hard? What might businesses do?9. What effect will this have on the city centre?