Sustrans Community Link funding announced

Sustrans – ‘the path charity’ – is responsible for channeling money for community links to local councils (and some other statutory bodies). (More info)

Lothian councils have done well.

Edinburgh’s projects include –

Leith to Portobello (Links Pl to Constitution St) £125,000

which is part of the ‘inland route’ from Cramond to Porty.

Also adding to the ‘7WaterWays routes’ idea –

Family Network Signage (City-wide) £40,000

Innocent Railway Path via the Meadows to the Union Canal Cycle Route £500,000

Leith Walk Improvements £1,800,000
(Another £1,800,000 allocated to Leith Walk in 2015/16)

Roseburn Path to Union Canal £75,000

Roseburn to Leith Walk via George St. £75,000

NCN 1 Improvements (A90 Path) £120,000

Which will all help to make walking and cycling easier and increase the mileage of continuous ‘car free’ routes – or at least ones with some protection from traffic.

In addition West Lothian has money for various things, including –

Almondvale Park Corridor £400,000 £400,000 (2015/16)

Bathgate Hills – Cycling/Walking Friendly Roads £5,000 £5,000 (2015/16)

Broxburn Links to Union Canal Towpath £5,000 £90,000 (2015/16)

Golf Coarse Road & Braehead Park Links to Union Canal Linlithgow £5,000 £25,000 (2015/16)