Scottish Government

SIMON BRAUNHOLTZ & ROBERT CUMMING
MORI SCOTLAND

ISBN 0 7559 6101 3 (Web only publication)

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 3: ATTITUDES TO PROPOSED EDINBURGH ROAD CHARGING SCHEME
CHAPTER 4: ATTITUDES TO REVENUE RAISING AND CAR USE
CHAPTER 5: PERCEPTIONS OF THE WIDER ISSUES
CHAPTER 6: INFORMATION AND THE MEDIA
CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS

ANNEXES:
ANNEX A: FOCUS GROUP TOPIC GUIDE
ANNEX B: RESIDENTS SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
ANNEX C: RESIDENTS SURVEY TOPLINE RESULTS
ANNEX D: RESIDENTS SURVEY SAMPLE PROFILE

LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS

CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS
TABLE 2.1: FOCUS GROUP COMPOSITION
CHAPTER 3: ATTITUDES TO PROPOSED EDINBURGH ROAD CHARGING SCHEME
TABLE 3.1: SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED ROAD CHARGING SCHEME
TABLE 3.2: SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED EDINBURGH ROAD CHARGING SCHEME BY AGE AND GENDER
FIGURE 3.1: UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROPOSED ROAD CHARGING SCHEME
TABLE 3.3 : IMPROVING EDINBURGH AS A PLACE TO LIVE
TABLE 3.4 : PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY
TABLE 3.5: PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY BY AREA
TABLE 3.6 : CAUSES OF DELAY ON EDINBURGH ROADS
TABLE 3.7 : CAUSES OF DELAY ON EDINBURGH ROADS BY ATTITUDES TO THE SCHEME
TABLE 3.8: COUNCIL EFFORTS TO TACKLE CONGESTION
FIGURE 3.2 TRUST IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS
FIGURE 3.3 : EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ROAD CHARGING SCHEME IN REDUCING TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 4: ATTITUDES TO REVENUE RAISING AND CAR USE
TABLE 4.1 : SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE ROAD CHARGING SCHEMES
CHAPTER 5: PERCEPTIONS OF THE WIDER ISSUES
TABLE 5.1 : TRAVELLING AROUND EDINBURGH
TABLE 5.2 : CAR JOURNEYS AROUND EDINBURGH
TABLE 5.3 : ATTITUDES TO CAR USE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
TABLE 5.4 : ATTITUDES TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCING CAR USE
CHAPTER 6: INFORMATION AND THE MEDIA
TABLE 6.1: HELPFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED SCHEME
ANNEX D: SAMPLE PROFILE
TABLE D1: RESIDENTS SURVEY SAMPLE PROFILE

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