Whether the new Tenbury Futures ideas are inspired genius or deluded lunacy, you will have to decide for yourself.
Personally I think many of the ideas are great, no harm in 'blue skies thinking' but the chances of them being implemented are as slim as me retiring on a full pension.
What better, than have our ancient monument of a bridge serve out it's days as a footbridge, but (& I'm only guessing) the Fire Station was built with a yard for a reason, the two houses who will loose their garden would have to be compensated and isn't the turn from the Cattle Market rather tight for that volume of traffic. After all protesters claim it is too tight for the volume of traffic likely to visit Tesco.
I know the graphic is labelled not to scale, and so it might be. The area that is now the Spar loading bay seems to have moved, and the area between Sal's Den and Temeside House increased.
I know the graphic is labelled not to scale, and so it might be. The area that is now the Spar loading bay seems to have moved, and the area between Sal's Den and Temeside House increased.
It is a great shame that these suggestions have come so late in the day. The money and plan to refurbish the bridge is on target, and the money and plan to improve the public realm in nearly in place. I cannot see WCC halting everything at the 11th hour and starting again with years of planning and undertaking all various compulsory purchases necessary for the scheme.
Far better perhaps, to go ahead and repair the bridge. Much of the work would have to be done anyway even to allow its safe operation as a footbridge. Then perhaps, we can start the decades of lobbying required to get a bypass if indeed that is what people want. One word of caution though, a bypass is great for diverting unwanted traffic away from the Town Centre, but the unexpected consequence can often be that the "wanted" traffic also takes the easy option and shoppers go elsewhere. (Yes I know the Futures idea is for the new road to link back into town)
Tenbury Advertiser 28th July 2011
Tenbury Advertiser 28th July 2011
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