New bus priority route due to go live tomorrow News Image kaallan Mon, 21/08/2023 – 4:26 pm

A new bus priority route in Aberdeen’s city centre is due to go live tomorrow after roadworks for it and Scottish Gas Networks works on Union Terrace and emergency Scottish Water works at the bridge on South College Street have been completed. The new road layout will help to reduce travel times for buses in the city centre which will in turn encourage more people to use sustainable or active travel, which is one of the goals of the City Centre Masterplan. Bicycles, taxis, and goods vehicles will also be able to access the bus priority route. Access to the Trinity Centre car park and roads adjacent to the restrictions will be maintained. Scottish Water is working to finish emergency repairs under the bridge on South College…

Council Budget consultation results revealed News Image DaEwen Wed, 16/08/2023 – 8:09 am The results of a major public consultation on council spending that will help shape next year’s annual budget have been published.  A total of 3,192 responses were received during the first phase, which ran throughout July.  People were asked to award exactly 100 points in batches of 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 across 17 different service areas as way of indicating what mattered most to them.   Points for each service area were added up to give a percentage share of the total…