So the news is filled with the pain and angst of motorists, who are now going to have to pay to park up town evenings and week-ends. Now I am a great believer in public transport for inner city areas, as congestion is getting out of hand and we do not have the roads to cope with the volume, but and it is a big one, our public transport is not that good, especially at week-ends when so much of the maintenance work is undertaken. If people decide that they can’t rely on public transport and can’t afford to park then they are going to go elsewhere to pray, shop and spend their leisure time. In the horror landscape that is the edge of the seat economic situation we inhabit, surely we do not want any more ghost town areas with boarded up shops where people have lost their jobs.
The best quote, in all of the pros and cons being expressed, for me was that to encourage people, to still come and park, by telling them that it wouldn’t cost anymore to park than it would if they had paid for public transport.
Obviously no-one thought to factor in petrol at £1.30 per litre!
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