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Edinburgh Live
National
Donald Turvill

Questions over Edinburgh's £1 billion transport plan as public consultation gets go-ahead

A major transport shake-up to cut car journeys and increase bike and bus usage across Edinburgh will be put to the city's residents, despite concerns over the potential cost and criticism that the plans lack detail.

Sweeping changes to active travel, public transport and parking set out in a 'suite' of reports would help to "change the future of transport" and create a "truly integrated transport system," the council said.

The new transport strategy would help meet the council's goal to become a net zero city by 2030 and make Edinburgh "fully accessible for everyone" the authority added.

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