STEVE FINAN: My warning to council over Dundee parking engagement and cyclists’ claims
With the council undertaking a review of parking, it looks like a decision point is coming for the future of travel in Dundee.
But the council quote, opaque as usual, worries me.
They are “undertaking engagement around parking charges with city centre stakeholders.”
Does that mean voluntary travel surveys? I hope not – they are open to abuse.
They inevitably get over-representation from minority interest groups.
These groups know the squeaky wheel gets the oil and squeak for all they are worth.
There are no organisations fighting for motorists in this city, but there are highly organised cycle groups pushing an agenda of more public money for their hobby.
‘Base Dundee decisions on facts’
Cyclists flock to surveys – hoping to give the impression that the public wants more,........
