| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | |
| Posted by: | Francis Rowe | |
| Date/Time: | 22/11/24 08:39:00 |
| The phrase carbrained in this context might better be used for you. You seem incapable of imagining that any measure that restricts or decreases the use of cars could have any negative consequences. You may have been given assurances in these secret meetings or have found information to give you comfort in obscure documents that you are disinclined to share but this doesn't change the fact that increased parking restrictions, even if confined to Mid Chiswick, will make life more difficult for the markets both operationally and in terms of reduced footfall. You seem to be alluding to some sort of deal with the market organisers which I presume relates to the progression of the improvement plans around the car park which would be great news. However, even were this to proceed, it would in no way guarantee the perpetual renewal of the markets' licences. The council may be making promises to mollify people over the introduction of Sunday parking restrictions but it would be unwise to trust everything they are saying. As for my C9 predictions, I recall saying that the bi-directional nature of the design inherently increased risk and there were likely to be an increased risk of serious injuries to cyclists. In the first full year of operation there were three times the number of serious collisions involving cyclists than there had been in the previous five years. Sadly for everyone concerned, this prediction was not wrong and the problem is still in the process of resolution with the latest proposal for Rivercourt Road being brought forward to deal with it. |