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Edinburgh Rejects Opportunity for Congestion Charge
22 February 2005
Friends of the Earth Scotland and other members of the Get Edinburgh Moving group [1] today (Tuesday 22nd) expressed their disappointment at the 'no' vote in the Edinburgh road pricing referendum - and set out what now needs to happen to tackle pollution in the Scottish capital.
Duncan McLaren, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:
"It remains our belief that this was a workable and practical scheme that would have delivered many benefits for the people of Edinburgh. We are very disappointed that these proposals have been rejected along with over £750 million worth of public transport improvements.
"The success of London's congestion charging scheme is proof that such schemes can and do cut traffic and reduce pollution. We hope that this result does not dampen the enthusiasm in other cities to try to tackle rising traffic levels."
For full release from Get Edinburgh Moving see:
www.foe-scotland.org.uk/press/pr20050213.html
Notes
[1] Get Edinburgh Moving
Get Edinburgh Moving is a coalition of transport, environment, student and community groups pressing for a 'yes' vote in February's referendum on transport. See www.getedinburghmoving.org for more information.
Get Edinburgh Moving members include:
Campaign for Borders Rail , ctc Scotland, Capital Rail Action Group, Friends of the Earth Edinburgh, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Gorgie Park Close and Slateford Green Residents' Association, People and Planet, Scottish Association for Public Transport, Spokes, Sustrans, TRANSform Scotland, WWF Scotland.
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