stickyI genuinely think Councillors should have to explain how any plans to water down the Greenbank-Meadows quiet route supports their:
...declaration of a climate emergency.
...target of reducing car traffic by 30%.
...commitment to zero road fatalities from 2030.
...targets for improved air quality.
...policies to enhance and expand walking and cycling networks.
...policy to support the development of 20-minute neighbourhoods.
...commitment to the sustainable transport hierarchy.
It really, really boils my blood that we are here. Good people, with actual lives to lead, having to dedicate themselves to arguing that the Council shouldn't take action that is directly contrary to their own policies - which were themselves subject to many rounds of public consultation.
Think what the Greenbank-Meadows scheme actually is - six flimsy modal filters, the majority in areas of super-low density housing. Yet it benefits many, many people, including literally thousands of kids who attend schools in the area - all at a cost that is a rounding error in the transport budget.
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