This is one end of the Green Route, a scheme which so flawed that
Tories in Watford called on Tory run County Hall to scrap it.
Scrap it? No
Liberal Democrat Watford Borough Council officially want to extend the
Green Route right across Watford
Let's see what other things Liberal Democrat controlled Watford Borough
Council has
done to help to relieve congestion...
These are T&G Taxi Branch workers, protesting in front of Watford
Junction. When asked if there was any animosity between them and the
employees who work for the minicab firm whose licence is at the centre
of their dispute, they said "These are our friends, our family, our
cousins, we see them all the time. When we stand here we don't talk.
Watford Council could have easily sorted this out at the start."
If I were with a child at this point, I might say "let's see how many
transport problems we can see in this one photograph?" To help Liberal
Democrats at Watford Borough Council, the answers are:
Hackney carriage drivers in dispute with a minicab firm
Inadequate provision of cycle storage facilities
A mini cab firm which is being prosecuted by the same authority
which issued its licence, Watford Council
Transport arrangements which were "branded a disgrace" because they failed to take
into account the needs of disabled passengers
A drop off point for vehicle passengers which has been coned off.
Disabled passengers now have no convienient place to be dropped off or
picked up from, they have to use the ordinary car waiting spaces some
fifty to seventy-five yards away, if they can find a space.
A traffic light which has to be covered because when this set of
lights is turned on, Watford is gridlocked
Inside Watford Junction there is severe disruption to train services
Traffic at the crossing is now moving so freely that it could
present a safety issue
But wait, its not all bad news. Water-born transport rescue service RNLI were
seen assessing the damage at Watford Junction on Friday 28th ay 2004.
Thank you RNLI
for taking an interest in Watford's transport problems.
Return to Transport Planning: home
See also Stop the Green Route: an open letter to the people of Watford
See also Watford Council top
of the league
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