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Article: Public transport spending must integrate road pricing policy

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October 24, 2001
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THIS week's GBP 75m public transport fund announcement from the Scottish executive is a welcome step forward. It compares very favourably with past levels of expenditure on public transport in Scotland and should be treated as such.

However we need to stop and take a reality check on how ambitious schemes such as a new railway service south of Edinburgh to Penicuik and Light Rapid Transit (LRT) systems in Edinburgh are to be funded.

The executive is to be congratulated for paying for the feasibility studies - but that's the easy bit. The real challenge will be how to fund the substantial capital cost and possible revenue subsidies.

Edinburgh plans to introduce congestion ...

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