Today, I had the pleasure of campaigning with North East Scotland MSP Alison McInnes across the West End, starting with a visit to Dundee rail station, at which Alison and I welcomed potential improvements that would see station refurbishment to the tune of £14 million – see right. A report to the City Council’s Policy [...]
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Campaigning for the West End and across Dundee
Posted: April 16, 2012 in Liberal Democrats, Network Rail, Rail StationRiverside Drive Walkway – an update
Posted: January 31, 2012 in Network Rail, Rail Station, Riverside DriveFurther to my article earlier this month about concerns from residents about the state of the walkway from the railway station to Tesco Riverside and the fact that it is claustrophobic given the concrete barriers that Network Rail has insisted upon being in place as the adjacent roadway runs in parallel to the rail station concourse, [...]
I have received concerns from residents about the state of the walkway from the railway station to Tesco Riverside, much of which is claustrophobic given the concrete barriers that Network Rail insist upon being in place as the adjacent roadway runs in parallel to the rail station concourse. In November, the Director of City Development [...]
Right turn at the railway station – an update
Posted: October 1, 2010 in Rail Station, Riverside DriveAs I am sitting on a train at the moment, it seems sort of appropriate to update an item I highlighted back in August – the unsatisfactory traffic signalling arrangements on Riverside Drive for drivers turning right (ie from the east) towards the railway station. A roads safety officer at the City Council has now [...]
Constituents have contacted me about the inadequate time drivers turning right from the filter lane in Riverside Drive – going into Dundee rail station (having come from the Riverside Roundabout east of the station) – are given before westbound traffic on Riverside Drive is given the green signal. I have raised their concerns with the [...]
* This morning’s Courier and Press and Journal covered my concerns over the future of Ward 6 at Royal Victoria Hospital – see http://tinyurl.com/ward6rvh. * This evening’s Evening Telegraph notes my welcome for nearly £60 000 of funding for a new community and arts centre at Dundee Rail Station, but I also point out the [...]
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSP, was in Dundee today to give his support for the city’s campaign to see improvements made to Dundee Rail Station. You can hear his news interview on Wave 102 below and read the article in today’s Evening Telegraph by going to http://tinyurl.com/tavishdundee. A former Minister of [...]
Tavish Scott interviewed by the media in Dundee today
Posted: January 13, 2010 in Rail Station, Tavish Scott MSPTavish Scott, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, was interviewed by Wave 102, Radio Tay, STV, the Courier, the Evening Telegraph and the Press and Journal during his visit to Dundee today. You can hear his comments on Wave 102 news, supporting Dundee’s campaign for an improved railway station, by clicking going to : http://tinyurl.com/wave102tavish
Dundee Railway Station Latest
Posted: September 26, 2009 in Dundee City Council, Network Rail, Rail Station, TACTRAN, UncategorizedAs City Councillor for the area of Dundee’s railway station throughout my eight years on Dundee City Council, and as the Council’s Planning & Transport Convener and Chair of TACTRAN, the regional transport partnership – both for two years – I have long campaigned for improvements to the station. The people of Dundee rightly feel [...]
I am amazed at the SNP City Council administration’s unwillingness to share with the people of Dundee the detailed proposals to upgrade Dundee rail station. “The Courier” tried to obtain the detailed plans through Freedom of Information legislation but has been refused access – the newspaper is rightly appealing against this ruling. As I indicated [...]
Former Homebase site and the railway station
Posted: June 5, 2009 in Homebase, Rail Station, Riverside DriveI recently wrote a response to a concern raied in the “Evening Telegraph” by a visitor to the city about eyesores on entry to the city by train – including the former Homebase site on Riverside Drive (covered in graffiti) and the railway station’s condition. My response is in tonight’s edition and you can [...]
I have today again added my voice in complaint about the state of Dundee rail station. As the then chair of the regional transport body TACTRAN, I met with Ron McAuley, Network Rail’s Director in Scotland, just before Christmas and made clear the real need for Network Rail to buy into a partnership approach to [...]
Have received the following update from the City Council about this long-standing issue; good to see it finally resolved : Station Overbridge The first phase of work on the Central Waterfront re-aligned South and West Marketgait in 2005. As part of this phase the pedestrian bridge that ran from the station to the Nethergate Centre [...]
As the City Council Planning & Transport Convener, I have today welcomed news that the final section of a footbridge that used to link the rail station with the city centre should be removed in the near future. A report is going next Monday to the Planning & Transport Committee in that regard. You can [...]
