Shuttle Bus......just one part of the solution.
This hook up with National Express is fantastic - and shows that the club really are listening to the fans.
Hopefully the next steps of the improved matchday travel plan will include:
* Encourage fans to use the hourly New Street to Adderley Park (AP) service primarily; offering a shuttle bus from AP to St. Andrews. This is the 'greenest' option. Look to work with the rail provider to increase service frequency
* Closer engagement with BCC to work on the sequencing of traffic signals around the ground. Simple stuff like longer green times taking traffic away from the ground at full time. The congestion around the Watering Hole island and at the junction with Victoria Street and Bordesley Green Road can be eased significantly with traffic count sequencing
* A real focus on lifting traffic management (inc temp lights) for non-essential road works on match days within a mile radius of the club
* Discussions with Morrisons/BCC to provide a continual left green signal for cars leaving Morrisons. Due to the enforced closures, there is no oncoming traffic from the right, so a quick win and easy to do
* More drastic and longer term, but the development of matchday diversions and restriction of vehicle types on certain roads. The club and BCC will need to do this eventually to cater for a 60000 stadium so look into this now
* Engage an Active Transport Management consultant to identify, invest and develop safe walking routes, cycle paths, canal taxis etc
My worry with these shuttlebuses is they'll leave NS and hit the inevitable hold ups and the whole credibility goes. If you choose to take the shuttlebus, it needs an almost clear run to the ground (and back to NS after)
A great start Blues, but let's look at the bigger picture now.
Hopefully the next steps of the improved matchday travel plan will include:
* Encourage fans to use the hourly New Street to Adderley Park (AP) service primarily; offering a shuttle bus from AP to St. Andrews. This is the 'greenest' option. Look to work with the rail provider to increase service frequency
* Closer engagement with BCC to work on the sequencing of traffic signals around the ground. Simple stuff like longer green times taking traffic away from the ground at full time. The congestion around the Watering Hole island and at the junction with Victoria Street and Bordesley Green Road can be eased significantly with traffic count sequencing
* A real focus on lifting traffic management (inc temp lights) for non-essential road works on match days within a mile radius of the club
* Discussions with Morrisons/BCC to provide a continual left green signal for cars leaving Morrisons. Due to the enforced closures, there is no oncoming traffic from the right, so a quick win and easy to do
* More drastic and longer term, but the development of matchday diversions and restriction of vehicle types on certain roads. The club and BCC will need to do this eventually to cater for a 60000 stadium so look into this now
* Engage an Active Transport Management consultant to identify, invest and develop safe walking routes, cycle paths, canal taxis etc
My worry with these shuttlebuses is they'll leave NS and hit the inevitable hold ups and the whole credibility goes. If you choose to take the shuttlebus, it needs an almost clear run to the ground (and back to NS after)
A great start Blues, but let's look at the bigger picture now.