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TFGtv.com · 30-11-08, 17:03

My own opinion is that the whole thing is an expensive folly. A punishment for not letting the mandarins have their own way over congestion charging.

There can be little doubt that once the trams are operating they will serve a purpose. But at what cost? For many Edinburgh was already something of a no-go area in terms of shopping or entertainment. 25 years + of traffic mismanagement have seen to that. I find it hard to imaging how businesses are operating at all in Edinburgh and wonder what will be left when the weans finally get their trainset finished.

Did I mention we only make any marketing effort in the West of Scotland and the North East?

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TFGtv.com Part of the furniture Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,691 Thanks: 199 Thanked 244 Times in 200 Posts	Re: Will the trams be good for business and tourism in Edinburgh My own opinion is that the whole thing is an expensive folly. A punishment for not letting the mandarins have their own way over congestion charging. There can be little doubt that once the trams are operating they will serve a purpose. But at what cost? For many Edinburgh was already something of a no-go area in terms of shopping or entertainment. 25 years + of traffic mismanagement have seen to that. I find it hard to imaging how businesses are operating at all in Edinburgh and wonder what will be left when the weans finally get their trainset finished. Did I mention we only make any marketing effort in the West of Scotland and the North East? __________________ Straw broke the camel's back... Former member who just gave up on this forum... I actually do have a business to run in the real world!