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Colchester City Centre Masterplan SPD

02 Vision and Masterplan

Representation ID: 9980

Received: 30/07/2023

Respondent: Eight Ash Green Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Too much emphasis on green policies. Understand important but maybe should not be driver for every decision.

Emphasis on walking and cycling to City Centre. Only practical if you live nearby and are fit enough to do so. Those outside centre the transport links are more important.

Recent projects leave a lot to be desired. Shambolic traffic solution in Tollgate show lack of common sense.

Rapid Transit - is this going to happen?

Bus station currently inadequate for size of city and should be reconsidered

Free and regular shuttle between North Station and City Centre would be worthwhile.

Full text:

There seems to be rather too much emphasis on green policies. We understand these are important but maybe they should not be the driver for every decision.

Massive emphasis on walking and cycling to the City Centre. This is only practical if you live nearby and you are fit enough to do so. For those of us out of the centre the transport links are much more important.

Planning. We would encourage a serious look at who is responsible as recent projects leave a lot to be desired. The completely shambolic traffic solutions put in place at Tollgate show a lack of common sense.

Rapid Transit. Is this actually going to happen? We understand that a great deal of vegetation was removed from the NAR in Mile End. Over the past few months it has grown again and the work will need to be repeated. This was not a good start. What are the plans for the area in which we live?

The bus station is currently inadequate for the size of the city and should be re-considered.

A free and regular shuttle between North Station and the City centre would be worthwhile and the Digigo model could be a useful scheme.

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