this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2025
16 points (100.0% liked)

Scotland

493 readers
4 users here now

Fàilte gu Alba!

Mon in tae Scotland!

Welcome to Scotland!

Quick rules:

Have at it, and haste ye back

Related communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Long overdue, fingers crossed ECC spends it wisely now

top 4 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

That should bring in some good cash. The last time I was there it was wall to wall tourists.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Which infrastructure improvements? How about a north-south metro or tram? And is that guy meant to symbolise what happens if you don't pay the tax?

[–] Olap 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

More trams essentially. But cycle improvements, perhaps more park and rides, or cycle storage even. A metro in Edinburgh is exceptionally unlikely due to the hilly nature and already built environment. And north to south is questionable too, the majority of commuters coming from the west for instance. Can't comment on the guy

Do you stay in Edinburgh? What would you spend it on?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Long ago, as a student, but not so much has changed. Due to ancient geology the main roads, railways and tram already run east-west, which is why a tunnel would complement that for north-south, although trams across the bridges are an obvious first step to replace the queue of buses.