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BID TO REVIVE AREAS AROUND TRAMWAY It has been revealed that plans are underway to ensure that the areas around the tramway in Edinburgh are revived to the same high standard as the tramway will be constructed. A £12.5 million scheme is now being considered by Edinburgh City Council which would see new public performance areas, trees, benches, signs, paths and pedestrian crossings upgraded along with the tramway.
The money of which only around 20% has been found so far is separate to the tram budget and it is hoped it will come from bodies such as the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise.
Michael Apter, chairman of the West End Association, said: is great that the council are looking beyond just the tram line and its stops because the construction project really is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to improve the way the city is presented. If you take Coates and Atholl crescents for example, you have the opportunity to replicate the success of St Andrew Square garden there are lots of ideas out there and £12m sounds like it will only be the start of it."
Source: The Scotsman
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