Traffic Control
Sir, —The Minister of Transport advocates no parking of cars in city centres, but a free public transport system. Such a defeatist policy would not be thought of if we used existing street parking, at present monopolised by grossly over-wide vehicle entrances, and other unnecessary restrictions. In the short length of Oxford terrace between Manchester and Colombo streets, about 100 yards, nearly a third of the roadway is lost to parking. Approximate measurements reveal one firm’s entrances are about 80 feet, others about 70, 50 and 45 feet; a relic of horse days now requiring revision. Bus stops much longer than any in London; some theatres and halls unoccupied without performances for months; the Kilmore street triangle on wide, good visibility streets marked “Keep Clear:’’ these are unnecessarily restrictive, slow driving between the plethora of prohibitive notices throttles traffic. —Yours, etc..
SETH NEWELL. January 21, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30965, 22 January 1966, Page 12
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