Old Town Councillor Nadine Watts is concerned that not enough people are aware of the proposals for the quality bus corridor from Wichelstowe to the town centre via Old Town. The public consultation events were quite well attended. But Councillor Watts feels that more people should get involved, as the proposed changes could be seen as dramatic. In particular, three controlled crossings would be replaced with a shared space crossing surface similar to the crossing in Regent Circus. This…
The initial round of public consultation on the quality bus corridor proposals between Wichelstowe and Swindon town centre held in late September-early October focused on three themes: Option 1 – signal controlled movements Option 2 – public realm/shared space (also referred to as less engineered space) Option 3 – bus gates and one-way systems. Feedback received from the first round of consultation suggested Option 1 was the least preferred proposal and is not being progressed. Over the last month, more…
Swindon Council is seeking to roll out further bus lane enforcement cameras in Swindon as a way to curb motorists driving on bus lanes. Together with income in excess of projected levels from existing bus lane enforcement cameras, it is expected that the penalty charges raised from this roll out will provide the Council with an additional £500K worth of income. The Labour Group’s Shadow Lead for Transport, Councillor Jim Robbins, said: “We support the further roll out of enforcement…
Along many the residents who have raised this issue with us In Liden, we welcome the news that civil enforcement with cameras are going to be introduced on bus lanes and at bus gates.