A major public consultation exercise on the City of Edinburgh Council's New Transport Initiative has been lauched today (June 12) and will run until July 31st. The University of Westminster is assisting the Council in this consultation through the EC's PRoGRESS Project. The consultation targets members of the public and stakeholder groups in south east Scotland, and is based around a consultation leaflet that presents three options for a future transport strategy, two involving congestion charging schemes. Further details and response mechanisms are available at: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/traffic/HYS/index.html Feedback / comments on this consultation exercise are welcomed. Alasdair Cain