A former Lord Mayor of the City says the second draft of the BusConnects plan for Blackpool has taken the concerns of residents into account.
Dr John Sheehan runs a GP practice in Blackpool village and is encouraging anyone with feedback on the plan to contact the National Transport Authority, following on from last week’s public information evening with NTA representatives and members of the design team.
Several communities across the city have staged protests against elements of the Cork BusConnects plan.
A much-changed plan for the 12 transport corridors was announced at the end of last month, however some communities say they are still opposed to elements of it.
Speaking to RedFM News, Dr John Sheehan says one of the major concerns of people in Blackpool was whether the proposed Bus gates would disrupt trade in the village:
The village is the heartbeat of the area and a lot of the traders particularly, you know, if you're going to collect dry cleaning or furniture or anything like that is very practically hard how that would manage with a bus. But in fairness to BusConnects, the second draft now has seen some of those changes take on board in terms of the timing of the bus gates, in terms of Spring Lane and the capacity for that. So they have engaged and they have listened and that's the big message I would take is that engagement is really important."
