Stuart wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote:

Building a flyover harks back to the 60s when it was considered
acceptable to plonk concrete megaliths in the middle of residential
areas because car traffic was much more important than everything
else. See the Westway. It's interesting to watch the cityscape as
you're going along it, but it's probably not so nice the look out of
your house at the Westway.



Yes, but Henleys corner doesn't have any houses on one side and perhaps
those on the other side would rather that than not be able to go
anywhere because teh traffic is gridlocked?


Why are 'residents' supposed to prefer traffic jams to flowing traffic?
This just seems to me to be one of the modern road-dogma stupidities.

My local council has done a very good job of creating congestion. I
don't like it any more when I'm out on foot shopping than I do when I'm
trying to drive through it. Does anyone?

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Nick H (UK)