Streetscape Improvements

[Bob Jefferson]

From today's EN:

[Pal of Porty]

There really is no pleasing some people.

[Bob Jefferson]

I haven't inspected it that carefully but it looks a lot better than what we had before although, sadly, it has already been disfigured by chewing gum. (What happened to that chewing gum tax by the way?). I'm particularly pleased with what they have done at the corner of Regent Street. I don't know if the bike stand will be used much but it, along with the stepped section, has effectively solved the problem of cars being parked there.

I'm sure it was a pain for the traders while the work was going on but you would think they might show a bit of gratitude.

[Pal of Porty]

The builders were telling me that they had to return to the Regent Street corner because the new works were not effective in stopping cars parking on the 'pavement'. The Council re-designed the area and instructed the builders to undo their previous work so that the safety problem with cars parking on the 'pavement' would be eliminated.

[rmolehusband]

[Bob Jefferson]

It is a problem but, realistically, where would owners park their cars? It's worth remembering that those people who live in these streets and have prams and buggies are the same people who are parking on the pavement. That's why they don't make a complaint about the situation and that's why the police don't do anything about it.

[rmolehusband]

[Bob Jefferson]

[rmolehusband]

[Bob Jefferson]