Edinburgh's Northern Tram Line Put on Ice as Councillors Vote to Back Southern Spur

Councillors agree to prioritise tram to Royal Infirmary but keep Granton on table

‘You have to be mindful of the political make-up of this council and what the art of the possible is’ - Cllr Stephen Jenkinson

Edinburgh council to 'prioritise' southern tram extension

Councillors voted in favour of pursuing plans to extend the tram network from the city centre to the Royal Infirmary.

Edinburgh's northern tram line put on ice as councillors vote to back southern spur

Councilors from the SNP, Labour, and Greens joined forces to approve a report recommending that the city’s proposed southern tram extension be…

Next phase of Edinburgh tram expansion agreed

A strategic business case has been agreed to build a new tram route from Granton to the Edinburgh Bioquarter. The City of Edinburgh Council’s next steps will be to position the plans within the findings of SEStransit – a study for transport in the south east of Scotland – with it expected to be delivered […]

Council moves forward on north-south trams extension

Edinburgh council has agreed a way to move to the next stage of expanding the tramline north-south in the capital – and it came about with a compromise solution between the SNP and Labour groups, supported by the Greens. At Thursday’s Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) the recommendation was to prioritise the southern part of […] The post Council moves forward on north-south trams extension appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.

Plans for £1.7bn Edinburgh tram extension to hospital approved by council

Councillors approved recommendations that the capital’s proposed southern tram extension is prioritised over the northern route