Bus stop clearways in Broadgate A Mad Proposal from the County Council

I have just had through the door a letter from the County Council asking for my views on proposed bus stop clearways in our street. Frankly I believe it is a mad waste of public money even to waste breath talking about this without even a smidgeon of local knowledge or common sense.

In six years of living in this street immediately opposite the bus stop in question I have not become aware of one problem or incident with the current situation. And there are now no buses after six or on Sundays anyway. I've not observed anyone parking in the bus stop bay that side of the road in an obstructive way during the day time.

Worse still from my point of view is that the Council are bothered with the stop on our side of the road, which to all extents and purposes is a phantom bus stop. It is there on the map they sent me. But are they not aware that the public bus service in Broadgate is a circular one and vehicles only pass one way and only require to stop on the river side to pick up and set down passengers?

Admittedly the bus stop on the opposite side in front of Number 38 is used once per day in term time only, by a school bus, and then only to set down a single passenger (my own daughter, provided she has not got off in town or stayed late at school). It hardly warrants the existing yellow lines, and is set back anyway in what looks like a parking bay. All we locals know it is never used ,and it is causing no problems if anyone parks there overnight or over the weekend or in fact at any other time.

So lets have some common sense and a big sign saying "you may park here free of charge at any time except between the hours of 3:45 and 4;15pm on weekdays in school term time!"

I nominate the LCC highways Department for the barmy bureaucrats of the year award!!!