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Normans Transport Policy

On 8 Aug 2008 at 8:34pm The Tooth Fairy wrote:

Interesting that a railing topped with spikes has appeared to block off the only standing area at the East Street bus stop. Now bus passengers have to wait on a narrow pavement next to a very busy road. Apparently the owners don't like the proletariat standing too close to their plush offices (a building once in public ownership). Now who do you think rents space in that very building? Mmmmm.

On 8 Aug 2008 at 10:03pm prufrock wrote:

The only person responsible for passengers being forced to wait on a narrow pavement in all conditions is Martin Elliott. It was he who hijacked the bus station and tried to weasel his way out of providing a decent waiting area and bus stop. ESCC and LDC were, it appears, doing very little to make him follow the Local Plan. Norman Baker is, to my knowledge the only person who has sought an end to this farce. The railings merely fence off private land and prevent the use of the basement area as a public lavatory.

On 9 Aug 2008 at 1:41am ExiledfromLewes wrote:

I haven't seen what the railings look like or who and why they were put up, but I do know that the land outside the offices are privately owned by an individual who uses it to park their car. I was told that someone tried to buy the land outside of the offices, but the owner has refused.

On 9 Aug 2008 at 4:29am BONYAK wrote:

only the poor use the bus

On 9 Aug 2008 at 7:56am juju wrote:

Only the mad use the Landport bus, the reat of us fear for our lives due to the risk of catching something off the foul smelling dirty interior and risk slip disc or worse from the terrible seats and suppension.