15.12.16
Option A vs B: Decision Time
Tomorrow Edinburgh City Council will decide between Options A and B for the East-West Cycle route, after deferring a decision last September. Some of the recent coverage:
- A visualisation of Roseburn Option A (above).
- A comparison of road layout, current against Option A (below).
- A letter in the Edinburgh Evening News from East-West nemesis Pete Gregson.
- A letter from Transport Committee head Leslie Hinds, rebutting the previous letter.
- A two-page spread in the Edinburgh Evening News.
- A blog post from Daisy Narayanan of Sustrans.
We have seen narratives that create an ‘us’ and ‘them’ – pitting ‘motorists’ against ‘cyclists’ against ‘pedestrians’. With such projects, it is hugely disheartening to see what should have been a force for positive change become a focus for anger. It is equally disheartening to see strong evidence and the policies of the Scottish Government which support a more active, greener Scotland being undermined by such opposition.
In darker moments, I have been tempted to draw parallels to the post-fact world that we seem to inhabit at present.
Previously:
Option A vs B: Kicked into the long grass
Option A: Think about the childrenOption A vs B: Kicked into the long grass
Labels: Cycling, Edinburgh, Politics
