The Levenmouth Blueprint – Keavy O’Neill, Transport Scotland Rail Technology Magazine 30.10.19 The Levenmouth railway link will deliver substantial social benefits and societal opportunities, unlocking access to cultural activities and…
In the December issue of The Railway Magazine Graeme Pickering looks at two reopening proposals in Scotland which could again connect the conurbation of LevenMouth, the university town of St…
As part of the Strategic Assessment and Local Community Planning process, local people across Fife were asked to consider aspects of the physical and social environment where they live and…
Edinburgh City Council Chief Executive Andy Kerr believes the capital will increase its population by 50% over the next 30 years. “The biggest strategic issue” facing Edinburgh was not attracting…
On April 23rd the Levenmouth Rail campaign invited pupils from the local schools and college to mark Scotland’s ‘Year of young people 2018’ to “Walk the Line”. They were accompanied…
Levenmouth Rail Campaign - November 23 Newsletter (#84) - mailchi.mp/5db9f2dfa1be/levenmouth-rail-campaign-november-23-newsletter-13566984
Well done Alistair. Great reading. 👏
Weekly Update @ 3rd December: The Scottish Government’s worthy commitment t to reduce car mileage by 20% by 2030 will depend on the availability, frequency and affordability of public transport as well as improvements to active travel (cycling, walking). The return of trains serving Levenmouth should make that broad objective achievable here specially for mid and longer distance travel given favourable timetabling and fares although deteriorating bus services may work in the opposite direction.
We eagerly await the current Scotrail’s review of proposed rail timetable while the results of the current 6-month pilot, scrapping peak fares from October 23 to March 24. If this experiment was to continue then the current £13.50 full off-peak return fares to and from Edinburgh (based on Markinch) might be sufficient to persuade more to leave their cars behind. From the other direction, the fact average housing costs in Levenmouth are around 40% of those in Edinburgh might also appeal to city dwellers seeking cheaper accommodation and prepared to commute.
Here in Levenmouth, while the Bawbee Bridge reopened this past week, temporary lights will return in January to allow for the development of active travel networks creating the necessary walking and cycling routes before Leven station opens.
The next LMRC meeting is 31st January. For more info, tel 0903366529, email LMRC@mail.com or check our facebook pages
Can Network Rail, the Scottish Government and Fife Council explain how in what way closing 3 well used rights of way people have walked and cycled for centuries, helps towards reducing carbon out put, the effected communities now have a 10 mile detour, not only have these communities been pushed back to using polluting transport but have also lost all the health benefits of walking and cycling these routes. Where are the active travel routes for the biggest stretch of reopened line from Thornton to Windygates? Why was there no consideration given to the communities from Thornton to Windygates?
Christmas is looming large on the horizon and we're almost into 2024, which promises to be a massive year for this part of the world.
There's so much happening that it's difficult to keep track.But that's precisely what Levenmouth Live! is here for: our free newsletter (link below) that aims to highlight just a flavour of what's going on throughout the area.
Issue 9 has the usual mix of updates from project partners and other news from throughout the community, so why not make sure you're in the know and spend a few minutes getting yourself bang up-to-date?
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We understand the temporary bridge is hired by the week so there is a substantial ongoing cost…may be one factor
would someone like to explain why the temporary bridge would be taken down to put us back onto a bridge which is very soon to have traffic management back on it,really who has decided that this is a good idea,just as the town starts to recover we go backwards,beggars belief
