Dundee Walking and Cycling Index welcomed by councillor
An examination of Dundee people’s walking and cycling habits is being welcomed by a senior councillor. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, in partnership with Dundee City Council, has published the Dundee Walking and Cycling Index, based on a survey carried out last year to capture local people’s views on getting around their city by walking, wheeling and cycling. […]
Work starts on Dundee’s Union Street transformation
Work to permanently transform Union Street into an accessible pedestrianised space is beginning. The city centre project has been awarded more than £1 million of funding from the Scottish Government, which is allowing the final phase of the initiative to be undertaken. Dundee City Council leader Cllr Mark Flynn and City Growth and Infrastructure convener […]
Evolt Charging wins 20-year Dundee EV charging contract
Dundee City Council has selected Evolt Charging to manage, operate and maintain its electric vehicle chargers. The contract lasts for 20 years and covers the council’s public and fleet EV chargers. Evolt, part of SWARCO Smart Charging, has worked with Dundee City Council since 2011, when it supplied Dundee’s first EV charging points, says Business […]
Pupils help spread clean air day message in Dundee
Dundee school pupils are being encouraged to spread the word about this year’s Clean Air Day, which is on Thursday June 20. As part of work to support the campaign in city primaries, a competition is underway for classes to design a banner to get the message across to the public. It comes as city […]
Work Starts on £26m waterfront development in Dundee
The Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning Joe FitzPatrick MSP and Dundee City Council leader John Alexander have carried out the start of work ceremony on the latest £26 million development at Dundee Waterfront. James Thomson House will provide 51,600 square feet of Grade A office accommodation when completed in 2025. The building has […]
Active Travel work moves up a gear in Dundee
More than £1.25 million worth of work is to start on the next phase of the Broughty Ferry to Monifieth Active Travel Project on Monday November 13. This will deliver the Caste Green & Mill Street Shared Cycleway and footway, which includes improvements at the Castle Lane/Esplanade junction. Funded by the Scottish Government through Sustrans […]
First steps taken on sustainable transport delivery plan
The first steps to deliver a decade-long sustainable transport drive across Dundee have been taken. Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure Convener Cllr Steven Rome visited the Dundee Cycle Hub on Waterfront Place to launch the council’s draft Sustainable Transport Delivery Plan 2024-2034. Showcasing how infrastructure will be provided for a sustainable mobility future, it outlines […]
Active travel project set to move up a gear im Dundee
Work to deliver the Broughty Ferry to Monifieth Active Travel Project could be set to move up a gear, as more than £1.25 million of further investment is recommended for approval by councillors. The Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee will discuss a tender to deliver components of the initiative at the Castle Green […]
Dundee City Council to consider new net zero initiatives
Dundee City Council’s commitment to tackle climate change and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2045 is being underlined with a number of sustainable transport initiatives. The Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee will consider a fleet procurement sourcing strategy, which details how the current fleet of around 770 vehicles is reviewed and how […]
Tay Road Bridge upgrade makes progress
Work to upgrade the Tay Road Bridge in Dundee will start next month. From early June, and again in spring and summer 2024, crossing will be via a contraflow arrangement, with one carriageway closed and both Fife and Dundee-bound traffic using the remaining carriageway on a single lane basis. The works see the original 1966 […]