Local Transport Priorities

Councils were recently asked to submit 3 items for the Local Transport Priorities. There is a sum of money allocated each year by NCC for these; all the proposals from every parish are put forward and assessed as to which should be carried out in that financial year. Of course, every parish thinks their items should be done first but the money only goes so far and inevitably some considered less urgent can be waiting for years. Every year one of the main topics we hear about from everyone is traffic and parking problems, so this year two of our priorities relate to these. We have said that a major review of the traffic & tourism signs in our town needs to be carried out as some signs direct you wrongly and others don’t even exist! For example, there are few signs pointing to the places where you can actually park so it’s no wonder people try to squeeze into small or inappropriate spaces. Despite being an old town with limited land available in the centre of the town, we desperately need a new Car Park. Whilst we have been working closely with NCC Officers regarding various aspects of the traffic problems in the town, progress on this matter is very slow.  We are urging County to give this some serious consideration to find a way forward in the near future. Although our side streets aren’t as bad as some towns, Bisley Road is in dire need of repair so we have made this our third priority.