Local issues in Edinburgh West

We're collecting local issues in Edinburgh West. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

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• Commuters into Edinburgh Park and South Gyle need to be given viable alternative public transport options (source) report abuse
• Encouraging the unemployed to volunteer is beneficial to the local community and should deserve full dole benefits. report abuse
• Grampian Country Foods chicken processing factory should reduce the odour that it produces. report abuse
• planned expansion of Edinburgh Zoo will destroy local nature reserve (source) report abuse
• There should be more investment in keeping road surfaces in good condition. report abuse
• Spending on the trams should be capped at the agreed current budget. report abuse
• There should be more funding for activities for teenagers. report abuse
• The Fife to Edinburgh hovercraft link should be a permanent service. report abuse
• There should be more police on the streets on Friday and Saturday evenings. report abuse
• More smaller schools would fit the needs of the local community better. report abuse
• The way local government deals with problems should be more transparent to the public by being published online. report abuse
• There should be more funding for parenting support programmes. report abuse
• The trams project should be expanded to cover more of the city. report abuse
• There should be recycling of all recyclable materials available for all residents. report abuse
• More public money should be spent on visible police presence to tackle violence on the streets. report abuse
• Less money should be spent on adjusting traffic flow regulations and more on basic road maintenance. report abuse
• It is important to fund police (and others) to tackle the root causes of violence. report abuse
• There should be more pedestrianized areas in the centre of Edinburgh. report abuse
• There should be more incentives to use public transport. report abuse
• There should be more disincentives for commuting by car. report abuse
• The lending constraints from the U.K. government should be eased to allow the building of a new Forth Road Bridge with less impact on the Scottish Government's budget. report abuse
• Local taxi cooperatives should be supported by local government, and protected from corruption. report abuse
• Local government should encourage smaller businesses, such as grocers, by limiting leases for large supermarkets. report abuse
• There is a dearth of affordable housing for families. report abuse
• Jobs should be created for more frequent and better recycling facilities. report abuse
• There should be more incentives for car-pooling / alternating road use days / using public transport. report abuse
• Using school buildings for other local community activities (e.g. adult training schemes) is important. report abuse
• There should be more cycle paths in Edinburgh. report abuse
• Training and apprenticeships should be more encouraged for the unemployed. report abuse
• There should be stricter enforcement of traffic laws. report abuse
• It is crucial to Scotland's economy that a new Forth Road Bridge is built. report abuse
• Rubbish should be collected at off-peak times. report abuse
• Local government should support more diverse local industry, not just the banks. report abuse
• The comunity should be able to find out why, where and when roadworks will occur. report abuse
• Universities favouring overseas students for financial reasons will have an adverse effect on local communities. report abuse
• There should be incentives for keeping old cars running for environmental reasons. report abuse
• It is time the parties looked seriously - & fearlessly - at a very hot topic, especially in leafy Edinb West - the long postponed, long ignored issue of the banding for council tax. report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• The budget for spending on the trams should be capped at the agreed current level.
  Based on issue: Spending on the trams should be capped at the agreed current budget.
• The tram routes should be expanded to cover more of the city.
  Based on issue: The trams project should be expanded to cover more of the city.
• Less money should be spent on adjusting traffic flow regulations and more on basic road maintenance.
  Based on issue: Less money should be spent on adjusting traffic flow regulations and more on basic road maintenance.
• The planned expansion of Edinburgh Zoo will have a serious impact on the local nature reserve at Corstorphine Hill. (source)
  Based on issue: planned expansion of Edinburgh Zoo will destroy local nature reserve (source)
• The needs of the local community would be met better if there were more but smaller schools.
  Based on issue: More smaller schools would fit the needs of the local community better.
• The lending constraints from the U.K. government should be eased to allow the building of a new Forth Road Bridge.
  Based on issue: The lending constraints from the U.K. government should be eased to allow the building of a new Forth Road Bridge with less impact on the Scottish Government's budget.
• There should be more funding for community activities for teenagers.
  Based on issue: There should be more funding for activities for teenagers.
• Local government should encourage smaller businesses, such as grocers, by limiting leases for large supermarkets.
  Based on issue: Local government should encourage smaller businesses, such as grocers, by limiting leases for large supermarkets.