(22 Apr 2023, 4:55 pm)Storx wrote Aye it's a bit of an awkward one. I just seen the 13/13A after reason I pulled the post after - forgot it existed.
They're just places without services, probably doesn't help that people are so used to just going in the car that they don't want to change. Not sure what the real answer is but if people are being serious about reducing car usage then something arguably needs to be done.
It doesn't help that Teesside Park sucks for buses, it's the sort of place where they need a bus link which links onto the roads around Thornaby and if even more optimistic a bridge linking across to Whinney Banks Road over the A19 but let's be honest that isn't happening. It must be the most disconnected place around and the current bus stop is just in the wrong place and is an afterthought.
The 12/17/17A could easily serve it if they did and that would link most of Teesside to the place pretty much or at least the places where right now it's an awkward doubling back and I don't even think the most optimistic person can seriously say Stockton and Middlesbrough are ever going to turn around for retail.
Teesside Park, as with everything in Teesside it’s done half heartedly and if it had another entry/exit onto the A19 would probably make services from the bottom end of Middlesbrough fast via A174/A19 and Teesside Park worth looking at, as it is it’s too much of a diversion to serve it on the way. A bridge over to Acklam would be ideal as you could run something off Acklam Road but again pie in the sky with the current situation.
The latest car park re-design has made it even worse for buses to serve the park and why they’ve recently changed the route around there missing out the busy stop at Morrisons I have no idea. The fact people now have to cross the road to reach the shop just makes buses harder / more awkward to use and puts them at a disadvantage.
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