What I am unable to understand is that many people are climbing on to high horses and complaining that Bridport is in dire need of more parking spaces. Why? Half of the car park spaces are never used by locals because of the higher charges anyway, we're told. (Car parks which incidentally, are owned and run, and the charges set, by W.D.D.C., not Bridport Town Council as many don't seem to know.)
Bungle and Zippy
NO PARKING
Another bonkers planning scheme that puts cars in front of people. In this case, it's turning a house on Victoria Grove into 5 flats with parking on the side which means cars will use the lane which is currently basically a footpath to North Mills. It would be fine if everyone using the path had luminous jackets, personal alarms, full body armour etc but generally they have dogs, children, pushchairs – not much use for car to person combat.
Anyway since no one from Bridport is actually on the development committee in Dorchester, we have to shout quite loudly to be heard. The planning officer is going to give it the green light at Thursday's meeting with no objections from anyone apparently expert in traffic, roads, paths or pedestrians …
I'm not a professional ranter – not even a gifted amateur, but I'm hacked off about this. Can you help make some noise because I think if people knew, they would care.
Addy
See also:
FREE PARKING
172% PARKING HIKE
PARKING PALAVER
PARK 'N' SLIDE
BRING BACK THE MONORAIL
B and Z agree 100%, never understood the morons that drive around the car parks at 11am on a Saturday when at 2pm the car parks are empty! Why anyone in a town a mile wide needs to drive in is beyond me. Addy, changes to planning law a few years back gave more delegated powers to Officers to make decisions. BUT I have to say looking at the Cllrs I wouldn’t have faith in their judgement either. Who the hell votes them in….you lot I guess. Our local WDDC Cllr reps are hopeless, never do anything for the town, well apart from turning up at “”””official”””” functions to thank other Cllr for their good work. PS Addy you can view/Object online via the http://www.dorsetforyou.com site and do a search for planning.
Parking wouldn’t be an issue if more people would simply stay at the pub all night, wake up in the door way and continue with their business. What ever happened to the drinking culture eh?
I drove up and down South street for nearly an hour in my Hummer, bloody hopeless, get rid of all the yellow lines. Has anyone noticed how smoothly traffic flows when the lights are out?
What about this Julian Graves shop opening soon? All them nuts & berries.
(15) Keep the money local and support Mike and Sue’s healthfood shop in Vicky grove. got all the nuts and berries you need plus you get a smile with good old fashioned service.
I forgot was I was going to say.
What really annoys me is the people with their disability badges parking on the sea front at Lyme. And they all get out & wander off! One last week was driving a Porsche. How a ‘disabled’ driver got into that I don’t know. But then if you can be in the Paralympics these days for being dyslexic no doubt you can get a blue badge for it as well.