Tag: consultation

Tram planners listening to Leithers?

Cargo bikes, subsidised local discount schemes, a business continuity fund and logistics hubs – these are among the ideas most supported in a local survey of businesses who would be most affected should the Council decide to take trams down to Newhaven. Continue reading Tram planners listening to Leithers?

Transforming the waterfront: ‘key partners’ sign pledge

The City of Edinburgh Council, National Galleries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh College, Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust have signed an agreement to work together to create a new vibrant, city quarter in Granton Waterfront – but a Conservative MSP says the plans lack ambition.

Local community councils were not invited to sign the agreement.

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Communities matter to democracy, says SCDC

Scottish Community Development Centre has responded to the Scottish Government’s Democracy Matters consultation:

Our response to the Scottish Government Democracy Matters consultation is based on conversations we have had with people in communities and also on learning from our diverse range of work across Scotland. Continue reading Communities matter to democracy, says SCDC