Mark Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like the idea of a wide pavement to walk on > outside Somerfield but I don't like the thought of > the disruption caused by the interruption of the > bus lane. Nor am I keen on the loss of parking > spaces as it may mean loss of business to local > traders, or will it?. Is anyone a trader or has > anyone spoken to a trader to get their opinion on > this? I have spoken to a number of retailers now , on my journeys on that strip of LL and lower down, they all have said pretty much the same thing, shoppers will not be able to park temporarily at that spot to do their shopping so it may affect trade. Parking would be retained behind the zig zags though and the pavement would be built out disrupting the buslane. As Moos said ( which i admit was funny reading my first post back) that does it take fatalities to warrant a safety measure? I think it does unfortunately that's why they put safety measures such as speed cameras on black spots and that's how councils work bizarly enough. I can't recall reading about any fatalities on that strip of LL though. And like charlies said, are they doing this cos they need to spend allocated monies or it would just be wasted if they don't use it. Who knows. I think a third crossing at the roundabout would definitely be a good idea though. It can be tricky crossing from Goose green to the Mind Shop. Another crossing on LL would make life easier too however. And one more thing before you all fall asleep, i recall the workers building up the side roads at the lower end of LL some years back, to reduce speed, only to have them take it all away again. I mean WTF, what a waste of money.