Save Queen Street, Newton Abbot
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
- Pedestrianisation plans for Queen Street are economic suicide.' The traders of Newton Abbot elected representatives call out the Teignbridge District Council and Devon County Council disastrous plans that will bankrupt local business and cause national retailers to leave the historic market town.
The council doesn't represent the people, they represent themselves.
It’s all about discouraging people from private vehicle ownership. There is no care or consideration to people or businesses when councils get their incentives (funding) from the central government to do these ludicrous anti-car / anti-people schemes. The councils and government are in place to work for us and they need to be reminded of that from time to time.
There's loads of parking in central Newton. Much of it within less than 3 minutes walk. The spaces in Queen street are few and always taken. Can you not see the bigger picture?
@@jonathanpork-sausage617 unfortunately I can see the bigger picture and that’s the problem. I wish I were so naive that I didn’t. I could then have bliss ignorance you enjoy.
So what is the bigger picture you see?@@koalabumismine
Good video, well structured and shows the Traders position very well. Another excellent effort by the SDA who are rapidly becoming the true and trusted representatives of the town and its people. When will TDC and DCC actually consult properly and above all listen. There is too much going on behind closed doors with hidden agendas that need to be exposed. Lets help the SDA do just that by making this a big issue and help to save our independent traders.
If the SDC are true and trusted why did they not do better in the last "election".
that wriggley bloke needs to be taken to task and investigated
Total waste of money. Leave the town alone
That's what people are doing, with towns everywhere.
That’s very sad that the council aren’t listening I’m George from cramlington
point is ppl have got off their arse and done something, so its not "sad" now is it, its good news!
This idea is madness. Did Teignbridge planners forget that many people who visit Queen St in cars, drive in from villages? Sometimes I don't want to do the car-park and walk around thing, I want to park for an hour or half an hour, pop into the bank and a shop or two and off. Sometimes I don't have the free time for anything else.
I can do this in Totnes on the high street, why not Newton Abbot in Queen Street?
I've never seen a Council work so hard over the years at killing a town.
As it happens, I lived in Totnes too and always assumed I couldn't park on the high street, because of the no access signs. TDC will say that you can still access Queen Street to shop, but forgoetting to mention they will have removed about 80% of the parking!
Present situation not especially great either! - everyone crammed on the pavements - groups of people chatting and blocking the way - mobility scooters - having to dodge umbrellas when it's raining - crossing to shop through parked cars, all resolved by pedestrianisation -
How do you square that with the fact all the traders are saying the current plan will put them out of business? Based on the loss of takings they had when the street was closed for a few days. £1000 loss of takings and £700 in another small shop. In one day!! Perhaps if the council had actually consulted, rather than pretending to consult to proceed with their plan, they would have evolved something with wide support. Extend the pavements and impove the street with seating and trees after Albany Street and reduce the speed limit to 20mph. That would satisfy your points in making it a more safe and pedestrian friendly street, whilst keeping access therefore not closing the businesses!
@@wolboroughhills515they are small minded idiots. Quite simple, any single statistical study will show you.
The traders are in trouble because of the overall footfall. You need to see beyond a few on street parking spaces.@@wolboroughhills515
It might help but there are bigger problems the causes of which are actually to do with the way the whole economy of the developed world and consumer behaviour is changing.
there are genuine issues of people loitering on pavements and effectively blocking them whilst they chat idly and ignore people trying to pass them. However, the impact on business is a big concern also and I like your stance on the need to be consulted first rather than let council press on without any consultation.@@wolboroughhills515