A Bright New Future for Edinburgh - Summary of Key Points

Caring for our most vulnerable

• An additional £5.8million per year for vulnerable children
• £6.2million per year for care of older people.

Maximising opportunities and learning for our children

• £33million to rebuild or refurbish all five schools in the ‘Wave 3’ scheme, with £16million of that allocated over the next three years.

A safe, green, clean and attractive city

• An additional £240,000 for street cleaning
• £6million for improved waste reduction, reuse and recycling
• £45million over three years in flood prevention schemes.

Promoting economic growth

• £350,000 for the promotion of Edinburgh.
• Continued funding for the Edinburgh/Glasgow collaboration project of over £100,000 in 2008/09.

Capitalising on our festivals and culture and tourism

• £542,000 for the Edinburgh International Festival and £800,000 for Winter Festivals.
• £6m for refurbishment of the Kings Theatre
• £115,000 to allow open museums on Sundays

Promoting Sport and Leisure

• £21 million for the Royal Commonwealth Pool and Meadowbank Stadium;
• £5 million for refurbishment of Glenogle Baths;
• 5 million investment in parks, pitches and pavilions;
• £3.5million for a new library at Drumbrae

Modern, effective transport arrangements

• £60m over three years in roads for roads and pavements
• £2.9million over three years for cycling, walking and safer streets

Affordable housing

• £3.6million over three years in housing regeneration.
• £36million of housing development funding to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Councillor Jenny Dawe
Leader – The City of Edinburgh Council

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