TRAM: British and Australian (American usually streetcar also trolley) noun [C] An electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road. (Taken from the Cambridge English Dictionary)
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MORE COMPLAINTS THAT TRAM ROAD CLOSURES WILL KILL BUSINESSES
Trams for Edinburgh – Sunday 2nd December 2007
More businesses are complaining that the plan to close roads in Edinburgh City Centre as part of the tram project will hit their businesses hard as they rely on the passing trade. Many believe that losing passing motorists and parking spaces will be a disaster.
One of these business owners is Edna McCombs who owns the Pillars House guest house on Constitution Street, Leith. She claims: “need access for my customers. They are as well putting a bullet to my head. It is going to kill off my business. I need the passing trade but it is going to be gone as soon as trams are here. Unless I can find some way of getting access it will kill me dead. If I need to start directing people towards the back of the building and telling them they need to haul luggage from streets away it will affect my reputation. You don't expect that from a hotel so why should you get it here?"
A meeting was held between tie and some businesses likely be affected earlier this week but tie also said that a meeting was also held back in February to discuss the issue – but only four residents could be bothered to attend.
Graham Russell, chairman of the Edinburgh branch of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “These people have all put time and money into their businesses and they are looking at this and worrying. A hotel requires passing trade but if you see a sign saying no through traffic you won't go down that road."
