BOLD RETHINK ON PEDESTRIANISED SHOPPING AREA

Dr Pangloss has this week spelled out how the 'pedestrianised' heart of Westphalia-on-Sea should evolve in the future. In order to avoid having pedestrians being knocked down by the buses which currently drive up and down he suggested that 'perhaps there should be more obvious carriageways where the buses can be and more obvious ways and spaces where the pedestrians only should be. The two do not mix at the moment.' When it was suggested that this sounded rather like the old system of 'a road with pavements on either side' which had worked well in the past and continues to be employed in many urban areas up and down the country, the mayor was quick to point out that what he was suggesting was a much bigger, bolder and braver plan which would regenerate the town centre beyond everyone's wildest expectations. 'There's absolutely no point looking backwards at roads and pavements when we can look forwards to carriageways and pedestrian spaces,' he added.