edin transport- impacts

Question 1

reduce number of cars parked on city centre streets

Answer 1

Pay and display and parking attendants both ensure that no inconsiderate parking occurs which narrows streets, making it harder for traffic to flow freely and increase congestion

Question 2

improve public transport

Answer 2

Park and ride is a widely used management strategy due to parking being free, bus tickets only costing £4 for all day use, and bus lanes cut journey time into the CBD, which has all been effective as evidence shows this saved around 50,000 journeys in and out of the CBD

Question 3

improve cycle access

Answer 3

New cycles route mean that cyclists are safer through marked cycle lanes which remove them from dangerous busy traffic flows, which has all clearly been effective as cyclists have increased by 51% since 2007

Question 4

use of bypass to remove through traffic

Answer 4

A720 Edinburgh city bypass is the dual carriageway that takes east/west through traffic and routes it south of city which isn’t very effective as the many roundabouts cause for frequent congestion