Derek Halden (secretary of Scotland’s transport think tank STSG) says the latest proposals to coordinate development and infrastructure provision must be matched by a different mindset if long-sought objectives are to be achieved. The proposals promise an “infrastructure first approach” and propose an infrastructure levy that Halden says could provide a fairer way to ensure that new development pays for its supporting infrastructure. “The latest planning proposals are a step in the right direction but the pace of change seems glacial,” concludes Halden.
We've read it in: Transport Times, Jan/Feb 2017, Page 16
