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Recession has cut traffic and congestion, transport boss says
4:03pm Monday 13th July 2009 in
THE recession is thought to have caused a fall in traffic in High Wycombe – while bus usage has rocketed.
Traffic in and around the town centre has fallen by about four per cent, latest figures show, while bus passengers are up by 19 per cent since Eden opened last year.
Transport boss Valerie Letheren said drivers are avoiding unnecessary journeys to cut costs.
Yet she said a Government scheme introduced last year that gives free bus travel to the over 60s throughout the UK was also having an effect.
Congestion had also fallen because building work at Sainsbury’s in the town centre and because of new traffic lights on the A40, at the junction with Gomm Road, she added.
“People just can’t afford to run cars,” said Cllr Letheren, cabinet member for transportation at Buckinghamshire County Council.
The popularity of the Cressex park and ride – where drivers park for free and pay to get the bus into town – had also reduced traffic, she said.
Yet Wycombe District Council has previously warned that it has lost cash because its car parks are being used less.
Comments(16)
miccles
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4:24pm Mon 13 Jul 09
Its getting worse, not better, and wait for the traffic lights to be switched on in bellfield at sainsburys, that will boot congestion up.
"Wyc Dist Council" losing cash on car parks!!! bring the price down and people will use them instead of illegally parking at morrisons etc.
TheT0nemeister
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4:25pm Mon 13 Jul 09
miccles
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4:26pm Mon 13 Jul 09
TheT0nemeister
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4:54pm Mon 13 Jul 09
SDJones
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7:27pm Mon 13 Jul 09
ntappin
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7:31pm Mon 13 Jul 09
TheT0nemeister wrote:Spot on tonemeister
Just shows how rubbish the road planning really is if traffic has fallen by 4%, how can you explain the inrease in traffic jams! Hmmm let me think the number of traffic lights being put in because we don't know how to install roundabouts that keep the traffic flowing.
We can expect enormous traffic congestion when the recession ends,
Wycombe council are in love with traffic lights .
fuzzier
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8:00am Tue 14 Jul 09
TheT0nemeister
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8:54am Tue 14 Jul 09
ntappin wrote:You are correct ntappin. WDC = Traffic Light Loving Brainless Cretins
TheT0nemeister wrote: Just shows how rubbish the road planning really is if traffic has fallen by 4%, how can you explain the inrease in traffic jams! Hmmm let me think the number of traffic lights being put in because we don't know how to install roundabouts that keep the traffic flowing.Spot on tonemeister We can expect enormous traffic congestion when the recession ends, Wycombe council are in love with traffic lights .
Johnsmiths
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9:56am Tue 14 Jul 09
SDJones
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10:23am Tue 14 Jul 09
Steve of Penn
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11:46am Tue 14 Jul 09
With roughly 30 of the 60 employees needing parking spaces we are likely to save over £3,000 per month in parking costs. (£5 each per day in an open space car park)
The morning rush hour will be avoided and as none of the employees will be within walking distance of the town centre to spend our money, we save on lunch hour impulse shopping.
The rent is cheaper too so my company wins all round.
WDC have priced us out of the town along with a number of other business, no wonder the congestion is 'officially' reducing.
TheT0nemeister
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1:02pm Tue 14 Jul 09
They are an absolute joke and have let our town down especially during the recession.
Shelley61
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8:06pm Tue 14 Jul 09
Unless of course it's the gcse and a level students who are too lazy to walk and hence all those cars are off the road at the moment!
I'm not complaining though. My journey time to work is much, much shorter than it was only a few months ago.
Ok, let the backlash commence!!
TheT0nemeister
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11:15am Wed 15 Jul 09
Shelley61 wrote:You are mindless! How can you believe your journey time has been reduced its absolute chaos on the roads in the morning. How would you feel about someone plonking a traffic lights and a mini-roundabout on the end of your driveway! ;-)
Now I don't wish to start a backlash against me (!) but I actually agree with this! I leave my house in downley at 8am every morning and my journey to the m40 has decreased from about 25 minutes to 10 at the most. Unless of course it's the gcse and a level students who are too lazy to walk and hence all those cars are off the road at the moment! I'm not complaining though. My journey time to work is much, much shorter than it was only a few months ago. Ok, let the backlash commence!!
bakerbill
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10:38am Thu 16 Jul 09
TheT0nemeister wrote:Thyroxine will probably not work for the Cretins of WDC
ntappin wrote:You are correct ntappin. WDC = Traffic Light Loving Brainless Cretins
TheT0nemeister wrote: Just shows how rubbish the road planning really is if traffic has fallen by 4%, how can you explain the inrease in traffic jams! Hmmm let me think the number of traffic lights being put in because we don't know how to install roundabouts that keep the traffic flowing.Spot on tonemeister We can expect enormous traffic congestion when the recession ends, Wycombe council are in love with traffic lights .
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parcelman says...
4:05pm Mon 13 Jul 09