Testun llawn:
We believe the park and ride scheme to be a ridiculously ill-conceived idea that will make travel/parking worse in Leamington and a very poor use of public money.
Why?
Park and rides only work when there is no on street unlimited, in-town parking, or effective car park capacity. AND when the bus journey is faster than sitting in traffic. Costs need to be about neutral
The proposed scheme fails on both counts. There is plenty of residential streets in north Leamington where people can/will park for the day. This is beginning to happen now , creeping up Northumberland road for instance. We do not want these streets made restricted parking with all the attendant road markings and street furniture. More in-town multi-story car parks need to built.
Then when people get on the bus they will sit in the same queue as motorists. There are no fast bus lanes. And with no dedicated buses wait times will be too long. People will not add time to their in-out commute so they will continue to drive.
The other main reason to object is the loss of green belt farm land and well used footpaths.