Traffic Lights for Town Hall - Page 2

park381 · 15-01-2005, 23:06

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Ooo! Joined up thinking. I can tell you don't work for HBC

They could not afford to pay me

WillowTheWhisp · 15-01-2005, 23:08

You know Less, that doesn't sound like a bad idea at all. Have a balloon.

Acrylic-bob · 15-01-2005, 23:10

In any case they are going to have to go down King Street and under the arches when the new bus station is built. So I don't see why they cannot bite the bullet and close Blackburn Road completely.

On another tack, if Accrington is already liberally supplied with free carparks, why does every road into the town centre have to be lined with parked cars?

WillowTheWhisp · 15-01-2005, 23:15

I agree A-b they are a flippin nuisance, we can never find a parking space for all them blinking cars!

Less · 15-01-2005, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

So I don't see why they cannot bite the bullet and close Blackburn Road completely.

There you go A-B I couldn't have thought of such a far reaching plan, You are absolutely correct, if they close Blackburn Rd from the Intack traffic lights all the people wanting to go to Burnley would be forced to use the M65 or Divert through Great Harwood thus easing the traffic all the way through Accrington.

Acrylic-bob · 15-01-2005, 23:26

The best solutions are often the simplest ones.

mthead · 16-01-2005, 01:31

they should have left it open any way.i am a taxi driver and get nothing but earache off customers coming from church side of b/burn rd who want to go to the regency or the canine side of abbey st .why cant taxis use bus lanes? they can in b/burn.

park381 · 16-01-2005, 09:07

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Originally Posted by mthead

they should have left it open any way.i am a taxi driver and get nothing but earache off customers coming from church side of b/burn rd who want to go to the regency or the canine side of abbey st .why cant taxis use bus lanes? they can in b/burn.

Thought the taxis already used the bus lanes

park381 · 16-01-2005, 09:13

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I could be wrong but when I approached with the suggestion of a crossing on Queens Road West following my daughter's accident last year it was HBC who said that they didn't consider it necessary.

Point taken

park381 · 16-01-2005, 09:59

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I agree A-b they are a flippin nuisance, we can never find a parking space for all them blinking cars!

Check this weeks Observer, there's goina be another car park

For 180 cars

with entrance via mini-roundabout on Paradise street

But in the words of our "planning committee" the car park could have a barrier, and may not be available for public use at weekend, just the same as the Globe car parks

Bit off topic but worthy of a mention

WillowTheWhisp · 16-01-2005, 17:02

Where? I missed that.

park381 · 16-01-2005, 20:43

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Where? I missed that.

Page 3, along with a photo of Cllr.Parkins

WillowTheWhisp · 16-01-2005, 22:14

Oh you mean the car park next to the new health centre they plan for the top of Church Street? I'd associated that with the proposed health centre. I found the description of the planned access a bit confusing.

park381 · 16-01-2005, 23:07

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Oh you mean the car park next to the new health centre they plan for the top of Church Street? I'd associated that with the proposed health centre. I found the description of the planned access a bit confusing.

I thought the article described the new access very well

WillowTheWhisp · 17-01-2005, 07:20

The article may have described the access perfectly. I just didn't follow where this new mini roundabout is going to be and whether or not the one already at the end of Paradise Street (the junction with Church Street) is still going to be there. If so that would be two mini roundabouts in very close proximity but not without precedent. Perhaps it will be clearer to me when I eventually see it.