Re-Opening Blackburn Road
 

There is talk in the Telegraph tonight of re-opening Blackburn Road at the Railway pub as a way of easing traffic flowing through the town centre. I think we all know that Eagle Street is bad enough now without the new Tesco store. What do others think of this proposal? It seems that if they hadn't shut the town centre to traffic we might not be in the pickle we are with loss of traders to me.

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personally thought it was a bad move to close it in the first place.

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So is it an extension of the double yellow lines for parking ? :rolleyes:

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Have already mentioned this in the Recession Thread 2009 Bernie:-

Plans to reopen pedestrianised Accrington street to traffic (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Just a proposal at the moment, but will be done from the million pound 'bribe' from Tesco no doubt .... :rolleyes:

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Shut or open, it should be safe, which at the moment it isn't. If it's going to remain shut, something needs doing about people who drive through it regardless.

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Funny how us common people notice the violators but the powers that be don't. Wouldn't take much for a cctv camera to monitor that stretch to catch them.

Spending all day on the market you would also be suprised how many vehicles go through the bus station, even though the signs say 'Buses Only'. In fact the most prolific law breakers in that particular case are the police themselves, on non emergency duty :rolleyes:

There is also a loading zone on Peel St, outside the cafe next to Mannings. One of the shop owners parks there all day, so whats the point of it, or more to the point who controls it. :confused:

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thats summat we can agree on, seems the plod n traffic wardens just want to oin people who park in a legal spot n come back 5 mins late.:rolleyes:;)

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The police have a right, emergency or not to patrol the allocated area of their shift.
These are the officers who are often called and lamblasted for not being seen.....you have seen these officers and therefore they are seen to be doing their jobs.
I think many traders would take this gesture as looking after their interests..........what say you?

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would it make a difference?the traffic is heavy coming down towards the lights so traffic coming through town would get stuck at the junction of little blackburn road and eagle street. the council are clueless but they will do it just to spend some money.

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i say garbage- patrolling is one thing, actually doing owt is summat else,usually they turn up on foot on broadway when someone reports the clowns that cycle or skateboard in a pedestrian precinct, by then hey presto they have gone. useless in a town centre anywhere unless some are on foot. like permanant.:rolleyes:

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Have you made a complaint...or let your feeling be known? :rolleyes:

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There's actually a CCTV camera on the side of the old McDonalds building, which can be rotated to point in the direction of the pedestrianised road in question. I'm sure word would soon get round if they started fining people. Heck it doesn't even need to be this sophisticated, stick a bobby there, but we all know they're too tied by red tape.:( I just hope nobody is hurt badly.

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twice actually, a while ago now cos its pointless.:rolleyes: plus i'm aware of another member who has n feels the same.

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Ring Gordon.......He will take up your cause if he is not busy destroying the pound and all that goes with it. :eek:

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If their allocated area consisted of a one way street does this mean they have the right to patrol it going down the opposite way ?

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might as well open broadway back up as well, there won't be many pedestrians on there soon!
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they shud never have closed it in the first place - re-open the st james st junction whilst ur at it..

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I don't think there will any difference cars go down there all the time

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But they are proposing to open it all the way through when the bus station is moved.

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The problem is more near where i live just round the corner there is a laundrette and a bit further on is a bus stop i have been walking to the bus stop on two occasions when a car had come out of china st and mounted the pavement to get to the laundrette they have to go past the bus stop on the pavement to get there one of these days someone is going to get hurt .
if i had not been rushing for a bus i would not have got out the way:mad:

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Lets be honest Mick all along Blackburn Road needs some serious policing. The laws are blatantly ignored by people parking on double yellow lines and driving on to the pavements. Is it going to take a fatality before action is taken?

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Me and less have been standing at the front doors to the railway having a quiet cig and watching the traffic wardens giving tickets out but they wont go past the viaduct they ether turn back into town or walk up eagle street none go down Blackburn road

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That is where the problem lies no traffic wardens venture on there and the police just ignore the problem. Would hate there to be a serious fire on that way during the day the emergency services would struggle to get through.

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Don't think there will be a problem soon.... what with all the shops having closed:

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Too little too late, the town is dying on its butt, and if the powers that be think a letter to M and S will help , then I give up! Instead of begging them to expand into the old Woolies unit, they should be concentrating on begging them to stay! I have never seen the Centre looking so bleak, and I have worked there over 20 years. Not good at all.:(

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Pedestrianisation was just another craze and it's ruined Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley and Nelson. These towns often started where roads crossed and people built pubs/hotels to cater for travellers and their horses. All the paper shops, garages etc and now bypassed and the travellers go elsewhere. The way things are going you'll have to pay buisnesses to stay in towns and while on the subject of crazes "Traffic Calming" has probably caused more accidents than it's prevented and reduced parking availability