Quoted from user23.3

Why didn't people turn left at the top of Parkway?

There is no point in asking me because I did, however; it doesn't get away from the point that the lights seem to be on pre-parkway (semi) open time.

Quoted from user23.3

Why didn't people turn left at the top of Parkway?

If you want to go south along the A339, that's a very convoluted way to go and can be just as bad getting across the Broadway, up to and then down the Western Avenue to join the A339.
Going to Hungerford, great but I'm of the opinion, as I always have been, that insufficient attention has been paid by the road planners of WBC to the problems generated by a major, for Newbury anyway, shopping complex with car park movements in and out, HGV deliveries and buses and taxis all taking their share of a very restricted road system.
The A339 and the Robin Hood seem to always have queues both sides of the Sainsbury roundabout and traffic in the wharf is often at a standstill as double decker and bright red Vodafone buses attempt to pass through and join a woefully inadequate roundabout by the KFC, patently not designed for big buses..

Quoted from brian

If you want to go south along the A339, that's a very convoluted way to go and can be just as bad getting across the Broadway, up to and then down the Western Avenue to join the A339.
Going to Hungerford, great but I'm of the opinion, as I always have been, that insufficient attention has been paid by the road planners of WBC to the problems generated by a major, for Newbury anyway, shopping complex with car park movements in and out, HGV deliveries and buses and taxis all taking their share of a very restricted road system.
The A339 and the Robin Hood seem to always have queues both sides of the Sainsbury roundabout and traffic in the wharf is often at a standstill as double decker and bright red Vodafone buses attempt to pass through and join a woefully inadequate roundabout by the KFC, patently not designed for big buses..

We could always build a new dual carriageway from Parkway through Victoria Park to join the A339....... better than having Park Way fail- Just think of poor SLI for a change will you!   No good having a green open space when people are unable to get to the shops surely? Yes I know it should have been thought of before Park Way was built but it is WBC after all?  

The timing's not been adjusted on the Robin Hood lights. Pointless queueing from Parkway to Robin Hood on Saturday.

BTW....I like the new car park signage around the place - an illuminated testament to the march of urbanism. But I rather wondered if there could be another screen showing how much of our money SLI is pocketing. Like a telethon with running total.

what, like this?    the figure is about right too isn't it??



(not very good at photoshopping, sorry!)

Quoted from Muddler

The timing's not been adjusted on the Robin Hood lights. Pointless queueing from Parkway to Robin Hood on Saturday.

I don't think anyone enjoys queuing there, but I will think twice before travelling to that neck of the woods for the time being.

There was a big queue at midday from Robin Hood to Sainsbuy's roundabout too.

Had a look round a couple of weeks after it opened was not impressed . O. K. if you are female perhaps but unless some of the empty units ( of which there atr plenty ) are occupied by new traders of interest to me I wont be going back.

During a discussion at work someone asked if there were any Charging Points for Electric Vehicles in the Parkway Car Park. Having not been in there yet does anyone here know the answer !

Quoted from Muddler

BTW....I like the new car park signage around the place - an illuminated testament to the march of urbanism.

It's also testament to how few people are parking in the Parkway carpark. KC and the wharf often down to single figures whilst at the same time Parkway showing 450 spaces.

SLI will be able to take a huge slice from the WBC income at that rate and no doubt, they will be re negotiating their contribution to WBC based on their under performing very expensive car park

Anyway, back to the sleigh, reindeer getting a bit fractious. Merry Christmas everybody.

If WBC went for free car parking, would SLI then have to hand over the 300k?


Threep.

Which will be the first shop to cease trading in Parkway after Christmas

Quoted from John C

Which will be the first shop to cease trading in Parkway after Christmas

Hotel Chocolat - £35 for some chocolate sauce and a handful of biscuits !!

Quoted from PaulaM

Hotel Chocolat - £35 for some chocolate sauce and a handful of biscuits !!

Profit margins must be amazing!

Did you buy it? or was it a present?

Quoted from Archie

Profit margins must be amazing!

Did you buy it? or was it a present?

Buy it ? No chance ! Present ? Fat Chance  

I notice that the builders were working last Sunday on Parkway, in breach of their planning permission.