(22 Jan 2015, 1:12 pm)John_R wrote Although, I agree that the council is useless and hope they get voted out. Personally I'm glad there isn't a bus station at Feethams as it isn't really close to the main shops and would make the bus a less convenient option for many people. Also I'm sure many including my myself would prefer the cinema as it would save a trip to Teesside Park. Also they're just about to start building a multi storey car park at Beaumont St/Feethams which although is probably needed, it will undoubtedly be an eyesore.
Also its quite unlikely someone will be killed and given its now nearly 10 years since pedestrianisation was introduced, there has not been anyone seriously injured in that time - pretty much every town centre in the North East has a worse record, so it has done quite well considering its inevitable that there will be some collisions due to people just crossing without looking.
However they do need to move the stops back to how they were with North Road service outside Burger King.
To be honest the screens will benefit more people than a service to Brafferton or another outlying village.
True. It would be far for some people to walk and I am looking forward to the cinema and restaurants being built on Feethams as it will bring more employment opportunities to the town centre which will especially be good considering a fair few shops have closed in the town centre in the last few months with more will probably follow the next on being BANK.
I think it wasn't so much about being so buses on Prebend Row before I think it was more the amount of people waiting at the stops was more the reason why I think the changes happened, perhaps Waterstones was complaining that people couldn't get into their shops perhaps.
I think the North Road services should be moved back to Burger King, the Cockerton services should move to stand H and the 9/10 move to stand I.
In fairness whenever I used the 5A in the past everyone used to go ugh! when it went round Brafferton especially when no-one got on/off which happened 9 times out of 10. Also I can't see the 20 lasting long as there seems to be no one it when I've seen it. Hopefully the 16/16A will survive in some capacity.