Downturn slows active city efforts
Green councillor Alison Johnstone asked in a council meeting for an update on progress towards achieving the long-standing target.
Culture leader Deidre Brock said: "We have had to face up to the biggest recession since the 1960s. That has inevitably impacted on our plans."
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Hide AdShe insisted that the council remained committed to efforts to make people more active, with recent projects including the new Saughton skate park, Royal Commonwealth Pool upgrade, Meadowbank improvements and the revamp of the Glenogle Baths.