“ This is unbelievable madness. Or perhaps that should read believable madness, because so many decisions now, on so many issues, appear to made without reference to the real world.
Coronavirus will be a continuing threat for many months or years, but trying to solve one major problem by creating a number of others is not a sensible way forward. If this plan goes ahead, there will be huge consequences for road congestion, environmental health, emergency vehicles (especially for the hospital), access to services for elderly and less abled people, crime, and the profitability of local businesses. I predict it will be reversed or significantly amended soon after implementation.
If the aim of this measure genuinely is to widen the pavement next to the church, perhaps a compromise could be to make the High Street temporarily one way. Or perhaps make the pavement one way, with pedestrians also guided down Moxon and Tapster streets to join up with the High Street below the church. I'm sure there are other, more sensible, realistic and cheaper ideas out there. ”