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| TRANSPORT | Cyclepaths | I would like to see more safe cycle paths in Nailsea particularly an off road direct cycle path between Nailsea and Backwell. A largely off-road cycle path to continue the Festival Way from Millenium Park to Clevedon to link up with the new Coastal Cycle route from Clevedon to Weston Super Mare There is significant traffic around nailsea which will only get worse. Many roads, eg queens road are potentially wide enough for cycle path/pavements could be realigned to create. The walkways/cut throughs are too narrow for bikes, and the roads too fast/too many parked cars to be safe A cycle path around Nailsea going on to join up with the new Clevedon to Weston route Improve road infrastructure around new builds, add more cycle routes and school crossings. An improved network of cycle-ways and footpaths. Keep what we have, spend more on their maintenance, start to reduce the capacity of roads for cars. Improved signage and painted cycle-ways to get around the town would be great. Nailsea is just the right size and shape for active travel, but there is a danger that more cars and roads will be encouraged - we can discourage those and encourage easy active mobility | Between Nailsea and Backwell | No idea! | There are I believe many potential cyclists are like me; I have a bike and keen to ride again but am nervous of the parked vehicles, tricky junctions and volume of fast moving traffic around Nailsea and between Nailsea and Backwell. For instance I would like to ride to the railway Station and back safely. The pathway needs reviewing due to roots pushing up through the asphalt making it very difficult for those with mobility problems / scooters etc. | 7 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts, but liaison with North Somerset Council will need to be involved to progress. | |
| TRANSPORT | Cycle Path Lighting | Provide lighting along the cycle path between Nailsea and long Ashton. It is currently not appealing for cyclists and walkers in the dark | NCN 33, between Nailsea and long Ashton | £10k? | This will encourage more people to walk and cycle, reducing the strain on the road network | 1 | No | The Council voted this item as 'No'. It will not be looked into further. This item was declined as Nailsea Town Council are unable to implement this, but contact will be made with Sustrans and North Somerset Council to see if they can take it on. |
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| TRANSPORT | Electric Vehicle/ Van Club | Electric Vehicle Car / Van Club in Nailsea, allowing residents to 'hire' an Electric vehicle to undertake car journeys more sustainably in addition to potential for a number of EV vans also to be provided so residents can transport furniture / goods. | Would probably work best with a number of vehicles located within the town centre / neighbouring car parks in addition to a few standalone cars / spots within the outer areas to maximise take up. | Unsure - but I believe following the initial outlay the car club operate may cover the ongoing costs. | A lot of people cannot afford a Electric Vehicle but want to travel more sustainably, this might be a sensible option with the growing population and allows households to potential reduce from 2 cars to 1 car with the flexibility to hire a car through the car club as and when required. Reducing car numbers can only be a benefit to the local community. | 1 | No | The Council voted this item as 'No'. It will not be looked into further. This item was declined due to the fact Nailsea is different to large cities like Bristol where the service is well utilised, and intention for one to come to The Uplands development as part of the planning application. |
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| TRANSPORT | Cycle Route | A connection of NCR 410 and NCR 33 through the south-west of Nailsea using a non-NCN cycle route created by Nailsea Town Council. This will require only one hard tweak to the infrastructure on Beckets Lane, opposite the entrance to Ash Hayes Road on Queen's Road, to allow through-riding. | This will start at the Junction between Chelvey Road and Netherton Wood Lane and will follow Netherton Wood Lane Eastwards, then along St. Mary's Grove, Old Church Road, Haslands, Beckets Lane, Ash Hayes Road and then, Finally, North along Station Road until it reaches NCR 33 next to Golden Valley School. | NCR 410 and 33 are in relatively close proximity to each other, yet haven't been linked. By putting in this link, people who have followed NCR 33 from Bristol will now have another option to continue cycling, other than turning back. It will also cut a corner for people who don't know the area well or aren't particularly confident when NCR 33 is extended to effectively meet with 410, if they want to make for Nailsea from the direction of Chelvey or vice versa without having to head towards Clevedon. It also offers another route up to the tithe barn by bike without needing to cycling up Queen's Road or climb the Perrings. | 1 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts, but liaison with North Somerset Council will need to be involved to progress. | ||
| TRANSPORT | Cycle Route | I'm going to suggest hard tweaks to some of the infrastructure in Nailsea to both improve the convenience of cycling around Nailsea, but to also legitimise it in some areas. Some roads in Nailsea have been blocked off at some point to prevent through-driving, but I see no reason not to open them up to cycling, particularly if it makes cycling more convenient or perceivably safer to an inexperienced (and therefore unconfident) rider. The way I'm going to suggest achieving most of these is to effectively cut and paste what has been implemented where Whitesfield Road meets Queens Road, which allows cycling straight across Queens Road, all the way up to Old Church Road. Farler's End and the current end of NCR 33 being the two exceptions to this rule. Farler's End only needs a RoW change (maybe; it could legally already be cycle-able in full, but I don't know for sure), but could also do with being made a bit smoother for cycling at the point where the bollard is. In fact, taking out that kerb-bollard combo and just having a bollard would be the way to go in my eyes. The current end of NCR 33, where it meets with Brockway, only needs a drop kerb, as the only way to access it NCR 33 through that avenue is to mount the kerb, which isn't necessarily practical on, say, a road bike with skinny 23mm tyres (23 is supposed to be dead, but there will always be that one guy who still runs it) or by mounting the drop kerb at the entrance to Scotch Horn's car park, which would technically be illegal because the pavement there isn't designated shared use (and never should; shared use pavements are terrible and should be avoided at almost all cost), as well as less-than-optimal from the point of view of actually having one of the few decent sections of an otherwise not-very-good cycle route, nor is it as safe as it could be for pedestrians. Signposting for NCR 33 there would be a good idea too. The point at which NCR 33 crosses Trendlewood also needs some changes, me thinks. Replacing the barriers there (or moving them around) with bollards may be a good idea, as well as implementing a full drop kerb. At the moment, the Golden Valley side of Trendlewood has you ride onto the pavement at a point where you're blind to anything coming along that pavement to your right. Similarly, the Wraxall side has you come at the pavement at a point where your blind to everything coming along that pavement to your left. I will acknowledge that the odds of you colliding with something are lower because that set up does slow you down a lot, but slowness is one of the enemies of convenience and convenience is key to get Nailsea cycling. With bollards, most riders will tend to stay fairly central rather than heading towards the "blind" points at this crossing, improving safety for pedestrians walking along Trendlewood, while improving the quality of our segment of NRC 33. | - At the current end of cycle route 33 on Brockway. - The end of Becket's Lane, opposite the junction between Queens Road and Ash Hayes Road. - Fosse Lane, where the road is split into two halves by a kerb- bollard combo. - Station Road, where Station Road meets Brockway. - Nailsea Park, opposite the entrance to Golden Valley bridleway. - Little Meadow End, where is meets Wedmore Road and Rickford Road. - Farler's End - NCR 33 crossing Trendlewood | I think this needs to be implemented in Nailsea in order to improve the convenience of cycling and therefore make perceivable strides towards actually looking like we, as a town, are actually taking action on the climate emergency we have declared, as well as reducing the number of cars on the road in Nailsea, reducing demand for car parking, which will only be getting greater with the new developments around Engine Lane and helping to improve the health of our residents. It will also help promote a form of transport that is very, very cheap to run compared to a car, which is going to be very important, given the cost of living crisis this country is going through. As for each suggestion, I will go through the rationale behind each. - The tail end of NCR 33 has no dropped kerb, which makes no sense, given that it's meant to be part of a continuing cycle route, which, if the plans from 10 years ago are still valid, is meant to carry on through Nailsea through the Highstreet service road and Stockway South before leaving town via North Drove. In the short term, putting in a dropped kerb will allow for legal, safer and more convenient accessibility by bike - The end of Becket's lane would benefit from having bike access put in, as it would enable the potential creation of a relatively convenient and relatively fast-flowing non-NRC link cycle route from NCR 33 to NCR 410 through the South-West of Nailsea, as well as offering an alternative, lower traffic, route into the commercial part of Nailsea by bike without having to cycling along either Queen's Road or Mizzymead, or, alternatively, making access to the Tithe Barn, the seat of Government in Nailsea, or the Grove (once it has either been pushed over or had it's lid taped back on) from the North and East of Town a whole lot quieter by bike. It could also give a much nicer route to the southern side of Queens Road from the east of Nailsea in particular if combined with changes to Farler's End and Little Meadow End, because it will allow cyclists to take a Road that is quieter than Queen's Road and that is less steep than both Queen's Road and the Perrings. It will also make cycling to the station or, indeed, Backwell (dare I say Backwell pool?) more palitable, as the return journey wont need to involve Queens Road or the Perrings as much. - Fosse Lane is mainly to give a very low traffic alternative to an already relatively low traffic road. That being said, it would allow residents on that road easy access to the opposite end of it on which they live, as well as giving residents near the Pound Lane end of Fosse Lane (on Pound Lane, Causeway View, Godwin Drive etc) a slightly shorter route to the shops on the High Street by bike. This is more of a "why not?" than anything else, but I wouldn't over look it. - With where Station Road meets Brockway, this is primarily to legitimise access from the part of Station Road behind Nailsea School onto the part that joins with Brockway, but also make cycling into the school more attractive through either it's front entrance or through it's Station Road entrance. Whatever is put in here will need to be considered carefully, as vision for oncoming traffic from the Lane closest to the Car Park is not very good coming around the corner in the road. - With Nailsea Park, opposite the Golden Valley bridleway, this is to help make our sections of NCR 33 one of the better sections by making it faster and improving safety, mainly for pedestrians, but also for cyclists. How does this work? Well, basically, by having a bike entrance into the park opposite the Golden Valley bridleway, you eliminate the need for cyclists to use the lights (most of the time), reducing the odds of a cyclist-on-pedestrian or cyclist-on-cyclist crash, while giving good vision of what is coming along the bridleway, hopefully reducing the odds of getting your front wheel bent in by a car that just happened to be exiting the road to the vets at the wrong moment. It will also offer a more direct route, improving the speed, and therefore quality, on our section of NCR 33. - Little Meadow End and Farler's End I've covered above. - NCR 33 crossing Trendlewood is to improve the quality, speed, convenience and safety of our segment of NCR 33 | 1 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts, but liaison with North Somerset Council will need to be involved to progress. | ||
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| TRANSPORT | Cycle Route - Backwell | I am now going to pitch to a swimming pool idea, but not as you would expect it and now with 100% more bike. I am going to propose converting the footpaths that link Backwell Common (woolley's farm) and the Swimming Pool car park over to shared use path and putting an all-weather surface on it. | Backwell, unfortunately. | So, basically if you want to cycle to Backwell pool, you will either need to cycle along Station Road or Cycle along Backwell bow. In both cases, you will also need to cycle varying amount of the A370. This eliminates that altogether. Yes, you could drive to Backwell pool, but by doing this, you give the swimming pool brigade one less reason to have one in Nailsea by making the Backwell one highly accessible by bike. | 1 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts, but liaison with North Somerset Council will need to be involved to progress. | ||
| TRANSPORT | Bike Trail around town - Family Friendly | A parkland or recreation area where children could learn to ride safely on their bikes. A bike trail around the town would be even better linking up to the Festival Way or if possible to schools. | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts, but liaison with North Somerset Council will need to be involved to progress. | |||||
| TRANSPORT | Electric Car Charging Points | More electric vehicle charging points for public use. Electric Vehicle forecourt (multiple bay rapid charging point) e.g. 6-8 charging bays Develop an infrastructure of electric recharges for e-vehicles More electric car charging points to help transition Nailsea to carbon neutral As the number of electric vehicles increases, Nailsea will need an increasing number of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points (EVCP). The Town Council should take the lead, with stakeholders such as North Somerset Council, Local retailers, Railtrack, other businesses and other interested organisations. | On Council land. High Street/Car parks etc. Car park behind High St, or Stock Way car park The Nailsea car parks - maybe section of similar to sections reserved for disabled parking or one particular car park The handling of this infrastructure project could be similar to the approach that was taken to street lighting many years ago when a working party was set up to determine locations and manage ordering and payment. | Most operators will pay the Council rent! £1k per point (Tesco could advise), multiplied by ambition ... £100k? Again, direct income could then be generated with a potential for indirect increase to business rates. There would be at least two funding streams, one for partnering and giving advice and guidance and another stream to pay directly for the purchase and installation of EVCPs As the units will involve ongoing costs, a capital sum could be invested, the dividends from which would provide revenue funding. | Demand likely to increase hugely over coming years. Attracts visitors to the Town. To bring people into the town centre (pollution free) who will spend ~30 minutes shopping, at coffee shops, library, browsing shops, socialising. To encourage EV uptake and the "green" credentials of the council. The e-vehicle trend is clear and the likes of Tesla are improving their offering, but recharging points in the psyche of the common person remain dispersed, infrequent, and even if you find some, there are always too few. Think of the message a car park full would send. We have always retained the large car parks and free use because of the argument they draw those from the local area to Nailsea. We can't compete with the Clevedon promenade or the Portishead Docks, but we have excellent parking and a well-laid out shopping area with excellent cafe culture potential. We can make a statement that brings visitors to Nailsea as part of an environmentally positive drive. the maples has limited off up street parking for homes to set up charging points for electric cars which puts people off getting electric cars There are a number of factors that make this important to Nailsea. Most of these are related to what has been called range anxiety: 1) As a result of past patterns of development, cars are the main mode of transport for residents and visitors. Realistically, this is unlikely to change. In compact Urban areas such as Bristol, most people will be able to walk or catch a bus to their destinations. Consequently, as a result of its car culture, Nailsea will need a higher proportion of EVCPs per head of population than is the case in more compact urban areas. 2) As a destination for visitors, Nailsea has to compete with other local towns. Without a sufficient number of EVCPs, Nailsea will become relatively less attractive. With the funds now at its disposal the Town Council has the opportunity to make the town more attractive by promoting and procuring EVCPs in Nailsea. 3) People who commute to the town will need charging facilities while they are at work. 4) A climate emergency has been declared. The presence of sufficient number of EVCPs in the town will promote the transition to a lower carbon economy. | This could be a joint venture between proper job and the council whereby proper job employees can charge their electric cars in the day and local residents can charge their cars in the evenings. Approx 20 charing points would be ideal. This would help encourage people to transition to electric cars removing the worry of not being able to charge their car. An good analysis of the anticipated shortfall in EVCPs can be found at in the Financial Times article “UK faces charging challenge in race to switch to electric vehicles” on 19th February at https://www.ft.com/content/5e41d4c8-b848- 4b50-9789-0496f6379f53. Amongst other things, the article mentions government subsidies for EVCPs and their promotion. | 6 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' - a project is currently underway to look at the installation of electric vehicle charging around Nailsea as part of a Climate Emergency Committee project. |
| TRANSPORT | Bus Shelters | Sensible Bus shelters that allow you to be out of the rain and cold winds, with an informative information system that provides up to date information regarding services due in the following 60 mins. Improve the bus shelters particularly at the Link Road | At the bus stops | Because local services are so unreliable. | 2 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts. | ||
| TRANSPORT | Car Parking - Disabled | Disabled car parking | On the piece of waste ground on edge of car park that used to be the Esso garage. Still close to the shops and Health Centre. Would free up the current disabled spaces for other parking or safe place for ambulance ito stop should there be an emergency. | Struggle to park and also this piece of land is unsightly and needs something doing with it. | 1 | No | The Council voted this item as 'No'. It will not be looked into further. This item was declined due to it being outside of the Council's gift. |
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| TRANSPORT | Electric Bus/ Community/ bus service | I'd love for there to be an electric bus servicing the town's needs. Everything from school runs to a regular service around the town. An electric Community Bus running regularly around Nailsea which can be pick up and drop off residents during the daytime and from the railway station into town in the evenings - timed in with train arrivals, particularly at weekends. Subsidise local public transport Community bus that goes in a 'circle' around town Expansion of community bus service Improved Community Transport - work with Nailsea and District Community Transport to improve community transport provision and options for residents living in areas not served or poorly served by the commercial bus operators by funding the acquisition of green vehicles and staff . The services would link the outlying areas of Nailsea with the Town Centre and the commercial bus routes at the Link Road, link outlying areas together and possibly link to the railway station and commercial bus routes on the A370. We need a frequent minibus service which connects the main areas of housing in Nailsea with the station (timed to connect with the trains) and Backwell crossroads where a short walk would allow connection with the X1s (every 20 min frequency to both Weston and Bristol). The bus could use Church St Backwell to turn back onto the A370 and return to Nailsea. We would both like to support the proposal, made by Nailsea and District Transport, for improved Community transport across the town and beyond. We are both volunteer drivers for Nailsea Availables and take passengers to appointments within Nailsea as well as further afield. Since taking on this role we have come to realise just how difficult it is to make simple journeys in and around Nailsea. This is particularly the case for older or less mobile residents. Not only would this improve the lives of many Nailsea residents, it could also have the effect of revitalising the Town Centre as more people would be likely to make leisure visits to the shops, cafes and restaurants than at present, when transport is such a barrier. Gerald's submission provides all the details that are needed and we hope that the Town Council will give serious consideration of his proposals. As Nailsea grows, more and more people will need help with transport to link them to the services of the town centre and to the railway station. I therefore support Nailsea and District Community Transports idea of extending their existing services to provide easy and affordable access and to avoid people having to use their own cars, thus clogging up the existing car parks. Provision of walkways and cycle paths is all very well for the physically able, but the distances will be too great for many. They are also aiming to replace some of their existing vehicles with electric ones, which will be good for the environment. We need better local transport. Perhaps a minibus circling around Nailsea and Blackwell and covering Clevedon and Portishead - maybe linking up other places. I do not drive so cannot get to Backwell swimming pool or the train station. (bus only every 2 hours during the week and not at all over weekends) . It is a challenge to get to the Curzon cinema and home again. Portishead is virtually impossible. Getting into Bristol is easy but visiting a friend the far side of Nailsea is a challenge. Are we really working to cut down use of cars. Would like to see a direct bus service to Cribbs Causeway. (3) Improve local bus services around the town but make them very cheap (or free). Better/more frequent bus services and more integrated public transport links into Bristol and Weston. Buses could be smaller to reflect time of day and usage. Public consultation about the services would be a good idea | It could travel around the town on a regular route, all day long. It would also be able to be rented to organisations at a not for profit rate to allow schools help on school runs etc. Plotting a sensible route taking in obvious points like station, maybe backwell crossroads, crown glass, maybe rugby club, co-op (hannah more road) | The cost of an electric bus (£70,000?) Cost of someone to drive it though there is potential for this service to be run by volunteers Insurances needed Running costs Could be funded by a local transport scheme/grants I guess minibus would cost £50-100K? And then would need to hire someone to run it let's say £35K salary. Ideally it would be free to ride on but there could be a small charge, though this makes it complicated... Costs would depend upon the the routes, frequency of service, and the degree to which the services are subsidised and/or fares paid. It would require a capital investment of around £100,000 per electric vehicle or a commitment to a three year lease at around £30,00 per annum per vehicle. | We have a huge car-based carbon footprint in Nailsea from people using their cars for short journeys. We also have a large amount of older people who rely on their cars to get to town. A regular, clean bus service would help with our carbon footprint, free up parking, provide an alternative to cars for local people. We have no really local service for able bodied residents. The bus company buses can be useful at times but I think a circular route bus would be an effective green alternative to using our cars for these journeys especially in poor weather conditions. Many short journeys made by car could be avoided. It's important the bus comes often enough that it's like the Tube in London - you don't check a timetable, you just turn up and know you won't need to wait long. Another contribution to zero carbon Nailsea already has a growing elderly population increasing the number of people in our community who are unable to easily access public transport due to disability, vulnerability, or financial circumstances. Community transport already seeks to reduce the resulting effects of loneliness and isolation by improving access to the town's facilities and allowing people to live independently for longer. Continued development on the periphery of the town will increase the number of younger people who are similarly disadvantaged. | Would run during shopping hours, no need to run at nights or Sundays. Also could have Nailsea Town Council (and/or climate action) branding on it. | 16 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts. |
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| TRANSPORT | Bicycle Parking | Bicycle parking More cycle storage around Nailsea would help with this too. | At the Grove, on the high street near John Brown's/Posh Spice etc, between the skatepark and the path on the camera side, next to most of the benches in the millennium park "ring", at the allotments and outside the Premier on Old Church Road. | I've seen bike parking of the type that have been put in by the council, be that NTC or NSC, going for ~£75 per hoop, including VAT. | NTC have declared a climate emergency and encouraging cycling is a cost-effective way to help combat climate change. Nailsea is a fairly cycle-able place, depending on who you are and how confident you are on a bike in Nailsea-level traffic. This suggestion doesn't seek to change the to-and-from side of things; this aims to make cycling places more convenient through providing place to lock up you bike. I will go through the individual locations now. The Grove lacks bike parking altogether (I think; there does seem to be some metal stuff bolted into the wall, but it doesn't look like it's actually designed for bikes, being too high and not giving a secure fit. Dogs, maybe?), which seems very odd for a sports centre. Thankfully, I know that NTC own the land there, so NTC may be able to rectify that problem. One end of the high street has a reasonable amount of bike parking, but there is a distinct lack of parking between the giant clock and Tesco, which is a shame, but can also make shopping in any of the shops there (or going into PS or the Oak) inconvenient if you're riding a bike rather than driving or walking. I would suggest putting quite a bit in here, including at least one dedicated hoop outside of John Browns, as well as as many as you can fit on the undeveloped "indent" in the road outside of and across from New Garden. Bike parking next to the skatepark is aimed at both Skatepark users and non-skatepark users. Sure, you could just lock your bike to the railings in the skatepark, but what if you're not a skatepark user and you don't trust those kiddos or you want to keep your bike out of the way? That's where that bike rack comes in. It also helps that it's right under a camera. It will also give people who do things like "boot camp" in the park another alternative to driving. Putting in a singular hoop next to most of the benches on the "ring" in Millennium park seems like a good idea to me, as it will allow NCR 33 users to go off to Tesco (other stores are available) and get food, then come back and consume it while sitting next to their secured pride and joy. It will also hopefully stop bikes from falling over when leant against benches, as well as giving people who do things like "boot camp" in the park another alternative to driving. Putting bike parking at the allotments will allow allotment tenants to cycle up to the allotment to do lighter work, rather than getting in the car to do it. It will also be helpful for those who would go and, say, water their potato crop or check on something else on their way back from something they were biking for anyway. As for by the premier on Old Church Road, there is simply no bike parking there for those shops. Not even railings. Yes, there is bike parking by the Tithe Barn, but it's A.) primarily meant for barn-users, B.) potentially not always accessible and C.) 80 metres from the shops. It would make sense if the convenience store was convenient to cycle to and park up. | 2 | Maybe | The Council voted this item as 'Maybe'. There is potential for this item to be taken on as a project, but more research will need to be done on this. |
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| TRANSPORT | Disabled access to N&B Station | Disabled access to Weston platform I know this is not really the feed back you need but, our train station needs some form of ramp on the Weston -super- Mare side and instead of beautifying it with artwork (which I admire) it really does need to be made accessible. I am an older person and travel a lot to my daughters (Sherborne or Swindon) on a regular basis as I no longer drive. Last week, having been to Sherborne for a week, I was using a large suitcase due to the length of my stay but on arrival at Nailsea station from Temple Meads, without the kindness of a young man, I could not singly have either gone over the footbridge steps or down the exterior staircase. I do use the ramp on the other side of the station but even that I'm sure would be a problem for wheelchair access. Please consider spending a little money on this as we are lucky to have a station of our own, but not if it isn't accessible for all! Also it would encourage visitors to Nailsea to visit Tyntesfield, our precinct etc. (once there's more open shops, of course!) I hope you've received some really great ideas in this poll!! Access for disabled people at the Nailsea and Backwell station time it was sorted. A ramp for disabled and pram pushing mums + dads. Accessibility to the train station for ALL I know this is not really the feed back you need but, our train station needs some form of ramp on the Weston -super- Mare side and instead of beautifying it with artwork (which I admire) it really does need to be made accessible. I am an older person and travel a lot to my daughters (Sherborne or Swindon) on a regular basis as I no longer drive. Last week, having been to Sherborne for a week, I was using a large suitcase due to the length of my stay but on arrival at Nailsea station from Temple Meads, without the kindness of a young man, I could not singly have either gone over the footbridge steps or down the exterior staircase. I do use the ramp on the other side of the station but even that I'm sure would be a problem for wheelchair access. Please consider spending a little money on this as we are lucky to have a station of our own, but not if it isn't accessible for all! Also it would encourage visitors to Nailsea to visit Tyntesfield, our precinct etc. (once there's more open shops, of course!) I hope you've received some really great ideas in this poll!! | Nailsea Station | ? | At the moment, disabled travellers are discriminated against for SW journeys | 6 | Maybe | The Council voted this item as 'Maybe'. There is potential for this item to be taken on as a project, but more research will need to be done on this. The station is not owned by Nailsea Town Council and GWR have quoted £10million for this project! |
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| TRANSPORT | Update Railway Station | To update the railway station in Station Road - (NAILSEA)!... Plus the bridge** | Nailsea Station | 1 | No | The Council voted this item as 'No'. It will not be looked into further. This item was declined as improvements would need to focus on disabled access before anything else. |
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| TRANSPORT | Car Parking | Maintaining free accessible car parking, eg on the high street and surrounding car parks, at the train station. The Station road carpark has become quite uneven and dangerous for vulnerable pedestrians in places. The parking lines are no longer visible leading to haphazard parking and wasted spaces. Lighting in the far corner of the carpark (there is often suspect activity there) as threatening when working late in the winter on returning to your car. The long stay is very much appreciated but often inaccessible to those who work or run businesses in the town. Even when looking to buy a permit for a business, which is not available, we are forced to risk fines. Many small businesses are struggling, these businesses provide local employment and could really do with assistance with seemingly trivial things like this. 2. Do not allow Car Parking charges 2) Nailsea is very good in that we have a fair provision of parking in the town centre (providing none of it is developed). But a lot of it is looking the worse for wear with poor surfaces and green borders in some areas, however the worst aspect is that many of the white lines, particularly in the Station Road car park are virtually obliterated meaning with no lines for guidance parking is often irregular, nconsiderate and wasteful meaning less cars can be accommodated. Some white lining would help. Extra parking . For Tynesfield medical centre. & shops . 4, Station Road car park desperately needs resurfacing with the pavements dug up and relaid. 8. Improve parking facilities, not everyone is able or willing to walk or cycle due to age or health issues and finding somewhere to park is often difficult if you want to spend more than the two hour limit to meander round the shops and take in lunch or coffee. My suggestions are as follows; * Keep parking free in our town centre * Consider increasing the parking space at Clevedon Road Car Park by building up (multi-storey) Improvements made to Station Road Car Park and make the pavements made safe Keep parking free to encourage people in and stay to shop. invest enough to ensure free parking continues indefinitely If possible employ youth worker | Station Road Car Park | Free and convenient parking keeps everyone using the town’s facilities and maintaining the businesses we have and attracting new ones. Safety. We have a high number of elderly population who use this car park. As previously mentioned - ways to help businesses with staff parking. | 11 | Yes | The Council voted this item as 'Yes' as a potential use for funds from Capital Receipts. | ||
| TRANSPORT | MultiStorey Carpark | A multi-storey carpark to encourage the 1000s of new residents to shop and use town centre amenities and services | Demolish the redundant and derelict eyesore building complex adjacent to Tower House Medical Centre | ?? | The town centre parking facilities struggle to cope with the current usage and will be totally inadequate to cope with the influx from the new housing developments which have provided this money | 1 | No | The Council voted this item as 'No'. It will not be looked into further. This item was declined as the land is not owned by Nailsea Town Council and has a planning application on it at the moment. There is a lack of location where a multi-story car park could be raised due to the coalmines under the town. |
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