Object

Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017

Representation ID: 32022

Received: 06/11/2017

Respondent: Heather Coleman

Representation Summary:

All service areas should be kept. Lorries and vans need to be kept away from Burleigh St and away from pedestrians and cyclists.

Full text:

I am​ ​concerned​ ​that​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​service​ ​areas​ ​labeled 'redundant'​ ​are​ ​in​ ​fact​ ​necessary​, especially if it is aimed to increase retail activity. ​ ​Burleigh​ ​Street​ ​is​ ​simply not​ ​wide​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​take over​ ​that​ ​functionality​ ​safely. I already think it very dangerous the way lorries reverse, often without a banksman, on Fitzroy St, often at school start and stop time, when it is quite clear that many schoolchildren are paying more attention to their phones or their mates than lorries in what is allegedly a pedestrianised area. Lorries need to be kept at the back of the shops, not cluttering up areas where shoppers and through-"traffic" is busy.