This morning I dropped into the Town Hall to look at the plans to improve traffic flow in Elm Park. The Broadway north of the station is particularly prone to congestion caused by unloading retail goods and buses picking up passengers. A grant of £60,000 from TfL is to be used to eliminate these problems.
Most contentious will be the introduction of parking bays with pay and display machines. The pricing regime is designed to keep parking turning over and prevent commuters taking up the space. One hour's parking will be a very inexpensive 20p, but this will rise to £1.40 for up to ninety minutes and £2.00 for the maximum allowed time of two hours. The restrictions will be in force from 8:30am to 6:30pm Mondays to Saturday with free parking on a Sunday.
There will also be designated free loading spaces where no charge will apply in the first 20 minutes, as well as a 'kiss and ride' bay south of the station for drivers to drop off and collect rail passengers with very limited free waiting time.
Existing disc parking places outside 33 to 42 The Broadway will be removed.
Three or four new cycle parking racks will be added. The lay bys will be set further back from the road, reducing interference with the flow of traffic.
The plans are open to consultation and can be viewed at Mercury House in Romford with all representations requested before 12th October. Final decision will be made by the Highways Committee later in October.
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"Kiss and ride" - is that for you and Mrs Angry?
Mr Hickey. comments like these are very unhelpful and damaging. Spreading malicious gossip is most ungentlemanly! And pray tell, what kind of Councillor were you? A bitter one I think...
One who posts under his own name, Mrs Doubtfire, and not from behind the cloak either of anonymity or a pseudonym.
Having read your past articles its clear to me and others you are trying to tarnish a good reputation. I would suggest you make yourself transparent and declare your interests on here. I will leave it at that Mr Hickey.
Well, Mrs D, you can't possibly have read what is never published. Or can you......?
Mr H, May I make a sensible suggestion to you please. Concentrate more on the important issues that Mr Evans makes a difference to in Redbridge and less obsessing with Mr Evans personally. After all, isn't that what we are all here for - to make a difference!
Thankyou, Mrs D, that just aboout confirms the suspicion behind my comment at 2.32 pm.
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds ...
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Hello: my ears are burning ... don't worry, Mr Evans, Mrs Angry never kisses and tells ... Mrs Doubtfire, you jealous, or what?
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