Shuttle bus would cut congestion
IT is very good news that, having at last realised that Hastings/St Leonards is the only English resort town not operating a public transport system along its entire seafront, the council is now actually thinking about providing one.
An electric mini-tram service sounds great, but there is a quicker and much cheaper solution.
We suggest a shuttle bus service between Hastings Old Town and Glyne Gap, where there is ample space to create a terminus.
To encourage people to leave their cars at home and take the bus instead, this service should be free to local residents of all ages.
This would of course necessitate a substantial grant from East Sussex County Council, but, having long been concerned to reduce congestion on the A259, they would presumably be all in favour of such a scheme.
If plans to spend £40 million on the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road were to be scrapped, there would be plenty of cash to spare for a development
that (unlike the wretched road) would benefit the entire community.
JEREMY AND ROSEMARY GORING
West Hill Road
St Leonards
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Monday 20 May 2013
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