tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32843971.post116060770604829852..comments2024-03-16T23:40:29.661+00:00Comments on Man On Fire: No Speed Humps On Church Road Thanks To Campaign!Angelo Agathangelouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254630626385100996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32843971.post-1161572961760437412006-10-23T04:09:00.000+01:002006-10-23T04:09:00.000+01:00Hi, just bringing forward the previous points disc...Hi, just bringing forward the previous points discussed and an update. <BR/><BR/>I am getting worried that our council officers are not being completely candid as I have not heard from them since the meeting so the poster campaign is full steam ahead.<BR/><BR/>Anyone with eyes and a map can see the main features and arteries of our area. <BR/><BR/>Church Road is our main artery. Our high road is as effective as it is going to be unless the properties on it are moved ten feet back. As that is not going to happen planting intermittent red strips with platforms designed to hold up the traffic merely so that the bus does not lose its place seems negative as well as foolish. It does not achieve anything. Better bus stop shelters and information would achieve something, people more inclined to use the service.<BR/><BR/>Unless we want a high street populated by charity shops and takeaways exclusively, we must stop the red strips from blighting Church Road.<BR/><BR/>There were plans to bring in a butcher, now I know of several shops who say that they are not intending to renew their leases and some actively selling up and a majority of the rest are just plain frightened about the future and of course there are the many who have parking outside their houses at the moment and who are to be displaced to the side streets. <BR/><BR/>There are many unhappy people and it is time for action.<BR/><BR/>Angelo<BR/>___________________<BR/><BR/>LJCulley said...<BR/><BR/> one of my biggest concerns regarding the proposed changes is the impact on traffic using Beaufort Road. More restrictions (in the form of traffic lights,contraflows and speed tables) on Church Road - will inevitably lead to increased use of Beaufort road as a 'rat run'. Traffic is already at unacceptably high levels during commuter times between 7.30-9.00 and 4.00-6.30 - yet there are no plans in place to restrict usage by means of traffic calming. I know this from my enquiries to the relevant agencies at Bristol City Council !<BR/> Before any changes are made which will make residents more miserable because of increased levels of noise/pollution I think there should be wider public debate. I am in favour of better bus routes ( with affordable prices !!) and cycle lanes - providing planners take into account the impact on surrounding residential streets. I don't feel this has been sufficiently taken account of so far - so I hope others in the area take time to write to Bristol City Council expressing their concerns.<BR/> Thanks for giving the subject a forum.<BR/><BR/> 9/19/2006 7:24 PM<BR/> <BR/> Cllr Martin Kerry said...<BR/><BR/> We had part of the first "showcase bus route" up here in Horfield on the Gloucester Road.Residents and traders said they didn't want these short strips of dedicated bus lane outside nearby houses which would lose them their parking spaces, especially since some of them were disabled. Although the work on the rest of the route was well underway, we produced a petition,press publicity and protested to the council, which was then run by Labour with Helen Holland (Whitchurch Park) as their executive member with responsibility for transport issues. <BR/>Our efforts paid off because it was conceded that the sections of bus lane in question were not suitable, the area was more residential than business and several disabled people living there would be severely inconvenienced. So just to let you know its not too late to try and change their minds!<BR/><BR/> 10/06/2006 7:05 PM<BR/> <BR/>Adam Czarnowski said...<BR/><BR/> Angelo,<BR/><BR/>While I gather that work may be starting next week (!) the Cllr.'s email is well worth taking on board.<BR/>We need to co-ordinate a petition, press coverage but the idea of getting local residents to protest about losing parking spaces, especially disabled ones, is a very, very good one. From what the Cllr says, there are still things that can be done.<BR/><BR/>AAngelo Agathangelouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254630626385100996noreply@blogger.com