Urban: Causes of Congestion in Edinburgh Flashcards
1
Q
population
A
Edinburgh’s growing population leads to more vehicles on the roads
2
Q
commuters
A
many commuters from surrounding areas eg. Midlothian
3
Q
large employers
A
eg. RBS have headquarters at Gogarburn, bringing many commuters to the roads in this area
4
Q
shopping centres
A
eg. St James Quarter attract tourists, bringing cars to the CBD
5
Q
old roads
A
in the Old Town are narrow, cobbled and winding and are not built for the volume of traffic
6
Q
road works
A
to replace Victorian infrastructure causes congestion
7
Q
car ownership
A
is rising linked to increasing wealth of the population
