I have received a number of residents’ enquiries recently about progress in getting park and ride in Dundee – particularly to the west and south of the city. Having moved forward the Park and Ride issue when I was chair of TACTRAN, the regional transport partnership, between 2007 and 2009, I asked TACTRAN for [...]
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Demand Responsive Transport and Park and Ride – an update
Posted: July 10, 2011 in parking, Public Transport, TACTRANLast week, I attended a highly interesting and enjoyable lunchtime workshop at the University of Abertay Dundee about the possibility of Dundee establishing a city-wide car sharing scheme. The session was chaired by Chas Ball, Director of Carplus, who promote responsible car use through car sharing clubs. I see real potential for this in Dundee [...]
This afternoon, I met with the City Council’s Head of Transportation and other officers about a number of issues including bus services in the West End, a bike rack for Blackness Primary School, road lining works and other local matters.
Delighted at the City’s success today – being chosen as a lead authority to develop the “Smarter Choices Smarter Places” initiative – I spoke about the matter on Radio Tay this afternoon. Here’s the City Council’s news release : DUNDEE LEADING WAY AGAIN Dundee looks set to become one of the first local authorities in [...]
The Courier interviewed Neil Gellatly of the City Council’s Planning & Transportation Department and me last week about public transport initiatives in Dundee. The interview appears in today’s edition and you can read it by following this link : http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/08/09/newsstory11776693t0.asp
