TL/DR: The council created a "consultation", which will be treated by a hostile media as a referendum, and by lacklustre councillors as a veto...
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(574 posts)- Started 8 years ago by HankChief
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Posted 6 hours ago #
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There are many, many national and local policies prioritising walking, cycling, and local living - which have been the subject of extensive consultation. Given this, any area specific consultation should focus on finessing the detail of the design. There should be no further discussion about the principle of the proposals.
Posted 5 hours ago # -
I am hopeful that given the opposition skews heavily towards driving there is at least an opening for the council to say
"Well, of course the drivers don't like it. That's the whole point"
Of course, the council may also gimp the scheme in an attempt to throw the drivists a bone. Or the new transport convenor could behave like the old one...
Anyway, I will try and encourage my councillors to get behind the scheme as and when. I await the AI clickbait summary of the proposals from the Evening Chipwrapper
Posted 5 hours ago # -
There should be no further discussion about the principle of the proposals
Exactly.
And nowhere in the consultation should there be the words "do you support or oppose the scheme?"
Posted 5 hours ago #
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