No new roads

[xsnaggle]

The Welsh Government has now stopped all new road building.
The seem determined to turn Wales into a country park or something. We'll all be riding round on Bullock carts soon, and all the irritating English tourists will be taxed out of the country so there will be no revenue from them either. Then Drakeford will be happy.
Both the main routes for business and to attract investment in the North and South, both cancelled.

It's insane

[BLUETIT]

Re: No new roads

Have a gander at the cycle lanes in Cardiff City centre though, thousands using them , NOT

[The Bloop]

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Have a gander at the cycle lanes in Cardiff City centre though, thousands using them , NOT

Get yourself a bike then and join the revolution 😉

[BLUETIT]

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Get yourself a bike then and join the revolution ��

I’m a bus man, since I got my pensioners pass

Waiting for a bus on Sunday afternoon, not one cyclist was using the cycle lanes. Not one bike to be seen

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: No new roads

The Welsh Government has now stopped all new road building.
The seem determined to turn Wales into a country park or something. We'll all be riding round on Bullock carts soon, and all the irritating English tourists will be taxed out of the country so there will be no revenue from them either. Then Drakeford will be happy.
Both the main routes for business and to attract investment in the North and South, both cancelled.

It's insane

Fields and nature reserves before roads

[Rjk]

Re: No new roads

The Welsh Government has now stopped all new road building.
The seem determined to turn Wales into a country park or something. We'll all be riding round on Bullock carts soon, and all the irritating English tourists will be taxed out of the country so there will be no revenue from them either. Then Drakeford will be happy.
Both the main routes for business and to attract investment in the North and South, both cancelled.

It's insane

Makes sense, spend the money on maintaining the current network and public transport instead.

There have also been studies that show that increasing transport links from a poorer area to a more prosperous area just results in more money flowing into the wealthier area. From the industrial revolution onward our transport infrastructure has been designed to extract wealth from the country and whisk it away as quickly as possible. It closely resembles other countries that have been exploited for wealth. Any improvements should be aimed at stimulating the local economy, not helping to boost the English one. I think that public transport probably dos that more effectively than new roads.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Makes sense, spend the money on maintaining the current network and public transport instead.

There have also been studies that show that increasing transport links from a poorer area to a more prosperous area just results in more money flowing into the wealthier area. From the industrial revolution onward our transport infrastructure has been designed to extract wealth from the country and whisk it away as quickly as possible. It closely resembles other countries that have been exploited for wealth. Any improvements should be aimed at stimulating the local economy, not helping to boost the English one. I think that public transport probably dos that more effectively than new roads.

Cardiff clearly needs a major rail overhaul , dreadful links from the east of the city into city centre

It could do with a ring road instead of half a one which we have at present

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Yesterday, my daughter-in-law was driving back from Bristol, a journey she does 3/4 times a week. It took her 90 minutes to get from the bridge [where the queues had begun], all the way into Cardiff, to pick up the little fella from our house.

This, on the very day [ 21/6/202] the Welsh Assembly has removed the M4 relief Road from the planning register, thus making it almost impossible for the UK Govt. to impose the project upon them for years to come.

[surge]

Re: No new roads

Nine ways climate change is going to drastically alter life in Wales: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...going-20832025

Something to think about, though a lot easier to support if the public transport links are working as they should be.

[BLUETIT]

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Yesterday, my daughter-in-law was driving back from Bristol, a journey she does 3/4 times a week. It took her 90 minutes to get from the bridge [where the queues had begun], all the way into Cardiff, to pick up the little fella from our house.

This, on the very day [ 21/6/202] the Welsh Assembly has removed the M4 relief Road from the planning register, thus making it almost impossible for the UK Govt. to impose the project upon them for years to come.

Teetotal, pub hating, cycle loving Duckford got 5 more years as well (he won’t resign, as he said he would)

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Yesterday, my daughter-in-law was driving back from Bristol, a journey she does 3/4 times a week. It took her 90 minutes to get from the bridge [where the queues had begun], all the way into Cardiff, to pick up the little fella from our house.

This, on the very day [ 21/6/202] the Welsh Assembly has removed the M4 relief Road from the planning register, thus making it almost impossible for the UK Govt. to impose the project upon them for years to come.

What is your opinion about the traffic issue in Bristol ?

Because rush hour there is absolutely dreadful

South East Wales has similar problems

Until we get people out of their cars very little is going to change

You don't seriously think Boris and his mob were going to sort out the M4 relief road do you ?

It was pre assembly election bullshit

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Teetotal, pub hating, cycle loving Duckford got 5 more years as well (he won’t resign, as he said he would)

you daft old tory sod , you sound very bitter

I am glad he won but he can move on ASAP as far as I am concerned

[Rjk]

Re: No new roads

What is your opinion about the traffic issue in Bristol ?

Because rush hour there is absolutely dreadful

South East Wales has similar problems

Until we get people out of their cars very little is going to change

You don't seriously think Boris and his mob were going to sort out the M4 relief road do you ?

It was pre assembly election bullshit

have you ever tried to drive through Bath as well, total nightmare.

[MOZZER2]

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talking of cars Birmingham has just adopted a clean air zone around the city basically meaning if your car doesn't meet the euro 6 emission standard you will have to pay a charge for non compliant cars

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/emissions/the-birmingham-clean-air-zone-what-you-need-to-know/

think this will be hitting the likes of Cardiff and Bristol in the not so distant future

it will work effectively in Brum as it got good rail and bus transport links in and around the city although heavily congested but I don't think Cardiff or Bristol have the same infrastructure if they plan on taking us off the roads and onto public transport

just look at East Cardiff not 1 rail station in operation yet !

[BLUETIT]

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you daft old tory sod , you sound very bitter

I am glad he won but he can move on ASAP as far as I am concerned

Daft, yes, old yes, bitter not really, the man is a dinosaur and should be put out to pasture