Cycle and bus lanes between Cardiff and Newport

[bobh]

All for improving public transport. Would be good to get some segregated busways in if possible, and get these additional train stations built.

I personally think a lot of these bike lanes are bollocks. Just can't see cycling ever being a viable way of commuting for many. The cycle lanes only really seem to be of benefit to recreational cyclists and local authority box tickers

A station at St Mellons was announced over 30 years ago - not a brick in sight yet.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

There needs to be a public transport revolution. It needs to be funded through taxation and either no payment or incredibly cheap to use with an almost constant flow of buses, trains etc. It would take years to implement and even longer to convince people of the benefits, a complete culture change that the public would need to get on. Problem is that ir wouldn't be a popular policy amongst certain groups of people and the media.

I only really drive for work, because my vehicle is my office. If i could hop on and off public transport at a very cheap cost, then i would. I hate driving and the responsibility of a vehicle.

You live in a big city with trains and buses

For some in say parts of the valleys there is one train an hour and it takes over an hour ...into central or queen Street

You can see why say in the winter a woman whose office offers a car park would prefer to drive to work ?

I agree with you that the transport system in Cardiff and its metropolitan area needs massive investment but its the same in Bristol, Leeds , Birmingham etc

Encouraging people to use public transport needs firstly lots of investment and secondly a realisation that people outside of the big urban centres have already relied on a mix of a poor bus or train service and the car

Even parts of Cardiff have no train service

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I have been in current job only 5 months, almost impossible to get to on public transport but am totally fked off with almost 2 hours on my day driving, have now started looking to get back to the City and a location easily gettable via a bus or train, until i can no longer drive I'll have a car, but i do try and use public transport whenever i can. It is poorly utilised by the public but its a poor service, it's chicken and egg.

I'm gonna drive forever

I'm gonna learn how to fly

[North Cardiff Blue]

Another brilliant idea from Him and his lot down the Bay

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/ne...a48-fall-flat/

Be handy mind, I might fancy cycling there once a year or so!

And I can do more than 20 mph without getting a ticket.

[North Cardiff Blue]

And still the thickos will vote for Drakeford and not criticise.

[North Cardiff Blue]

I'm a cyclist and know a few people who ride that route to work. As long as drivers along that route show respect to cyclists then there's no need for this amount of investment. If the government want to reduce car use along that route, then put more buses on test route with better connections at each end for more local routes.

Hardly anyone will cycle because it rains almost every day for nine months of the year, why would you want to go to town, or work like a drowned rat?

Also if there is no brick wall between cars and cyclists the chances of getting killed by some idiot texting or posting on facebook while looking down at their phone for 4 second intervals at a time are quite high.

[North Cardiff Blue]

I wouldn't necessarily blame "him" as it's happening in western aligned countries all around the world, so it's obviously being coordinated by a higher power.

More so in Wales, he's killing the car, and the planes in Wales both are being axed to oblivion, with no aircraft at the airport and no lanes to drive on, and speeds to make it unpleasurable.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Stop talking sense - this is CCMB!

Nonsense who in their right mind would wnt to risk that cycle route in the rain day after day, OK in Spain but in Wales the weather is terrible, you need a car.

Why do you think it's only 1% that commute by bike more than four times a week?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

And still the thickos will vote for Drakeford and not criticise.

I hope drakeford steps down ASAP but the alternative is another labour leader or the conservatives

And there is no way Wales will vote for the fat conservative to run the country

[Eric the Half a Bee]

And still the thickos will vote for Drakeford and not criticise.

Probably because there are bigger issues for most people. I admire your stance that we should have as many roads as possible, regardless of what ecological problems that causes, and that we should be able to drive as fast as possible, regardless of what effect that has on pedestrians.

NHS on its arse in the UK - so what, we haven't got enough roads.
Cost of living crisis - so what, we haven't got enough roads.

[Heathblue]

And still the thickos will vote for Drakeford and not criticise.

I think this is far bigger than a single party issue, we almost have to have an immediate ban on cars in City's to enable infrastructure to begin but our modern day living is almost reliant on cars, if the money was available, our current way of life gets in the way, many of us can now work from the home but a welder isn't bringing home a 10 tonne fabrication to plonk on his kitchen table to root, fill and cap.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Probably because there are bigger issues for most people. I admire your stance that we should have as many roads as possible, regardless of what ecological problems that causes, and that we should be able to drive as fast as possible, regardless of what effect that has on pedestrians.

NHS on its arse in the UK - so what, we haven't got enough roads.
Cost of living crisis - so what, we haven't got enough roads.

NHS is poor in England, but it's completely on its arse in Wales, as is the economy, instead of Let's take advantage of covid and boost the economy, it was ban the Engish from Wales, and stopped the Welsh moving more than five miles, then lock down longer and keep closed as long as possible.

Now it's let's tax the visitors to Wales with a tourist tax, triple council people's second homes, so they have to sell or commercialise their properties, and let's make life unbearable for landlords and motorists.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

NHS is poor in England, but it's completely on its arse in Wales, as is the economy, instead of Let's take advantage of covid and boost the economy, it was ban the Engish from Wales, and stopped the Welsh moving more than five miles, then lock down longer and keep closed as long as possible.

Now it's let's tax the visitors to Wales with a tourist tax, triple council people's second homes, so they have to sell or commercialise their properties, and let's make life unbearable for landlords and motorists.

Why not? We're Wales. We're not for taking over.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Let's take advantage of covid and boost the economy.

Really?

[chrisp_1927]

A station at St Mellons was announced over 30 years ago - not a brick in sight yet.

Cardiff Parkway should have been nearly finished by now. Private money in place to build it, Cardiff council approved it and are fully behind it. Welsh government called it in for planning and it's now indefinitely delayed. They're a bloody shambles tbf

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Cardiff Parkway should have been nearly finished by now. Private money in place to build it, Cardiff council approved it and are fully behind it. Welsh government called it in for planning and it's now indefinitely delayed. They're a bloody shambles tbf

Unless the ground is not suitable for laying tracks there should be no reason why St Mellons, llanrhumney, llanederyn shouldn't have train links

And Ely?

Fairwater has so why not Ely ?

[bobh]

Unless the ground is not suitable for laying tracks there should be no reason why St Mellons, llanrhumney, llanederyn shouldn't have train links

And Ely?

Fairwater has so why not Ely ?

The main SWales-London line goes past St Mellons, so no reason why a small spur can't be laid for a station, other than the powers that be twiddling their fingers and dragging their feet.


Had a leaflet through the door today to take part in a survey.
It was heavily biased towards giving the WAG the power to put in lanes to restrict cars in favour of busses, cycles and walking.

It only had a QR code, so alienated all those people who don't have a smartphone.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

The main SWales-London line goes past St Mellons, so no reason why a small spur can't be laid for a station, other than the powers that be twiddling their fingers and dragging their feet.


Had a leaflet through the door today to take part in a survey.
It was heavily biased towards giving the WAG the power to put in lanes to restrict cars in favour of busses, cycles and walking.

It only had a QR code, so alienated all those people who don't have a smartphone.

The idea of using public transport more is great but it needs to be well funded

[Wales-Bales]

You could soon get fined for driving down this Cardiff road without a permit

CCTV cameras will monitor and enforce the gate, with a £70 fine issued to drivers who travel through the section of Crystal Glen without a digital permit.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...iving-27111122