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Stanleyguy · 10-11-2004, 08:16

I've got a simple solution.

They should pedestrianise that area in front of the Town Hall and ban ALL vehicles from crossing. I've lost count of the times I've seen buses just missing pedestrians who are caught unawares because they think they are in a pedestrian area.

Secondly, they should make Blackburn Road (between Eagle Street and Union Street) one way into town, and reverse the one way system on Union Street. That way, buses coming from Blackburn/Ossy could stop on Blackburn Road, and exit via Union Street to the viaduct roundabout, go back up King Street and right into Blackburn Road. They wouldn't need to cross in front of the Town Hall to get to Peel Street, which is already congested. It would mean setting up some terminus bus stops along Blackburn Road, but if it is one-way it will be wide enough to take it. Peel Street would no longer be the town's "bus station", but is it really a bus station in the true sense of the word - or rather just a glorified series of bus stops?

The new one way system would also relieve the congestion at the Blackburn Road/Eagle Street junction, which was never designed for the volume of traffic it gets at rush hour.

If any emergency vehicles need to cross in front of the Town Hall, they could access the pedestrian area in the same way that it is possible to access the Broadway pedestrianised area at present ie gingerly and in exceptional circumstances. (What happens at present, say, if someone in Woolworths needs an ambulance? The ambulance carefully accesses the pedestrianised area.)

Does the Mayors Car really need access to the front of the Town Hall? Surely it could park at the side near the Market Hall. It might mean the Mayor having to walk a few yards to get in the car, but I'm sure the mayoral allowance could be adjusted to compensate for wear and tear on shoe leather.

10-11-2004, 08:16	#2
Stanleyguy Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Accrington Posts: 50 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Peter Britcliffe says................. I've got a simple solution. They should pedestrianise that area in front of the Town Hall and ban ALL vehicles from crossing. I've lost count of the times I've seen buses just missing pedestrians who are caught unawares because they think they are in a pedestrian area. Secondly, they should make Blackburn Road (between Eagle Street and Union Street) one way into town, and reverse the one way system on Union Street. That way, buses coming from Blackburn/Ossy could stop on Blackburn Road, and exit via Union Street to the viaduct roundabout, go back up King Street and right into Blackburn Road. They wouldn't need to cross in front of the Town Hall to get to Peel Street, which is already congested. It would mean setting up some terminus bus stops along Blackburn Road, but if it is one-way it will be wide enough to take it. Peel Street would no longer be the town's "bus station", but is it really a bus station in the true sense of the word - or rather just a glorified series of bus stops? The new one way system would also relieve the congestion at the Blackburn Road/Eagle Street junction, which was never designed for the volume of traffic it gets at rush hour. If any emergency vehicles need to cross in front of the Town Hall, they could access the pedestrian area in the same way that it is possible to access the Broadway pedestrianised area at present ie gingerly and in exceptional circumstances. (What happens at present, say, if someone in Woolworths needs an ambulance? The ambulance carefully accesses the pedestrianised area.) Does the Mayors Car really need access to the front of the Town Hall? Surely it could park at the side near the Market Hall. It might mean the Mayor having to walk a few yards to get in the car, but I'm sure the mayoral allowance could be adjusted to compensate for wear and tear on shoe leather.