Another example of how cash strapped councils waste money

blup said:
Near us they have built half a mile of new cycle track. It doesn't connect anything up and is not used. The Council's defence is that is was funded by central government. The attitude is we're spending someone else's money and it ticks boxes. The one in Exeter is capital spend so can't be used on revenue projects like toilets and bramble cutting afaik. Its true that central government expect transport policies to include cycle track provision.
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Our local city council spent millions, and wasted millions of commuters time and money, building a cycle route, all the way into the local city centre. Built alongside a main route, it took a couple of years, of causing bottlenecks to traffic before it was finished. I've yet to spot a single cyclist making use of it.
 
Harry Bloomfield said:
Our local city council spent millions, and wasted millions of commuters time and money, building a cycle route, all the way into the local city centre. Built alongside a main route, it took a couple of years, of causing bottlenecks to traffic before it was finished. I've yet to spot a single cyclist making use of it.
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Where is this cycle lane?
 
At last Exeter city council have relented and scrapped the LTN after many protests, I wonder how much it cost the council tax payers for this ****ey scheme !
 
Ha and now Newton Abbot have jumped on the LTN bandwagon, they are going against the public and traders wishes to pedestrianise Queen St one of the busiest shopping streets in town, I think that the argument was that we have got the money and have to spend it. It's not as if Newton Abbot has a lacl of pedestrian shopping streets, this will probablt do away with 200 on street parking places, so people will vote with their feet (or vehicles) and shop somewhere else, as if shops are not having a difficult time as it is, Grrrrer Idiots !!!
 
algas said:
Ha and now Newton Abbot have jumped on the LTN bandwagon, they are going against the public and traders wishes to pedestrianise Queen St one of the busiest shopping streets in town, I think that the argument was that we have got the money and have to spend it. It's not as if Newton Abbot has a lacl of pedestrian shopping streets, this will probablt do away with 200 on street parking places, so people will vote with their feet (or vehicles) and shop somewhere else, as if shops are not having a difficult time as it is, Grrrrer Idiots !!!
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Never mind, you've still got Trago.
 
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