Saturday, February 12, 2005

Seafront - close?

Why on earth is the seafront not closed to traffic all year around?

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Posted by nick storer to swanage view at 2/12/2005 04:47:50 PM
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why close the sea front road in Winter what purpose? What purpose would that serve other than to jam up the alterative route?
Dancing Ledge

12/2/05 6:41 pm
Anonymous said...

Sorry D. L. but children who come here in the Summer running from the sand to the Forte ice cream shop will have trouble now at half term because the road is open. I have stepped out into oncoming traffic myself in October forgetting that the road had reopened. Personally I should like to see the whole of Shore Road, Institute Road and the lower High Street to the Pier completely pedestrianised. The purpose of closing the front in the Winter would be to extend the shoulder season. Lets go for the café culture. There are lots of people here during the Winter, on sunny days, and especially at half term. The "alternative route" should be from Herston to Durlston.

13/2/05 2:38 pm
Anonymous said...

Oh Yes! the half term, completely forgot about that, A closed road in that case would be best.
Cheers.
Dancing Ledge

13/2/05 8:10 pm
Anonymous said...

I (Rowland Hughes) agree that the seafront road closures should be extended, and in the past I've suggested closure of the whole of Shore Road from Ocean Bay to the Mowlem, at least for the summer. Get rid of the cars that are not supposed to be parked there anyway and improve the route down Northbrook Road/Washpond Lane/Ulwell Road for the traffic. The reason above all is the safety aspect, secondly the enhancement of the whole seaside "experience", and more....Shore Road could then also be used by vendors with market type stalls, or temprorary shops. As well as the expected reaction from the residents of the Northbrook Road area, the Council (as usual) are the ones who need to be persuaded - and they are not persuaded - in my view wrongly so, giving ridiculous reasons - for instance that it's an "A" road. In that case why is any part of it closed at all at any time??? So the chance of closing any other roads such as Institute Rd or the Lower High Street are remote indeed, although these proposals also definitely have my support. Ways should be found to divert/re-route the traffic, with permission only for deliveries, emergency services and the like. However, with the present councillors in office, such ideas have about as much future as porcine aviation I think......unless they've drastically changed their thinking since I last discussed the issue with councillors and the police following a fatal accident on Shore Rd.

16/2/05 10:37 am

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