14. Edinburgh’s Urban Motorway Struggle 

Edinburgh's 'whatever it is I'm against it' attitude has obviously saved us from terrible mistakes, as well as losing us opportunities. How even the unambitious tram line got built (12 years late) is a mystery.

The SRA is an invaluable resource. As a 55 year old edinburgh man who has lived in lanarkshire for the last 21 years, but who uses the edinburgh roads frequently, i feel qualified to comment. Immediate improvements to the roads system would include the following: (1) grade seperation at junction of the M8 where it meets the A720 City Bypass at hermiston gait to allow continuous running from the M8 onto the A720 either north or south. (2) complete grade seperation at sheriffhall to allow continuous running on A720 east to west and vice versa. (3) complete grade seperation of the A720 where it meets the A1 at old craighall to allow continuous running from A720 to A1.