2.2.15

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.

We are concerned that some of the service areas labeled `redundant' are in fact necessary because Burleigh Street is not wide enough to take over that functionality safely.