Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Audere est facere.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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councils have to do all they can to raise extra revenue so i can see this going ahead.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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that would be utterly dangerous,its bad enough as it is,i have seen the consequences of 3 cars parked by the discovery center,
Guest 719- Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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Yorkshire Born And Yorkshire Bred
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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if my memory serves me correct you witnessed an accident along there ted.
Guest 719- Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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Yorkshire Born And Yorkshire Bred
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Jeez! They'll charge for parking on roundabouts next
(extra unused space)
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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well barry,i wonder how ddc would get there parking charged on the foriegn lorrys that park on them.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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There's no reason York St needs 2 traffic lanes each way.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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I can't see a problem with it, there isn't the traffic volume that was there pre A20 when it was built, so it is wasted space. Would also hopefully slow the traffic as it gets treated like a 70mph due carriageway.....
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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anyone that tries to use the crossings there takes their life in their own hands, clearly a case for taking one lane out of action.
Guest 761- Registered: 10 Jul 2012
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I agree with Paul- there is not a huge traffic volume along there and making it single lane would slow traffic down so it could be a safety improvement. More parking for the town is important. As long as people don't then double park to unload like other town roads...
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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I've banged on about this before and will keep on!
Those of us around in the 70s when York St dual carriageway was built to take the Eastern Docks traffic around the town instead of through it (demolishing Dover's historic lanes in the process) will remember that the profile at the Snargate St end was raised on the suggestion of a local engineer/surveyor to preserve the Roman remains underneath it for future generations to reveal.
Well if it's so little used that it's now being considered as a car park then maybe that time has been reached and the northbound carriageway should be made single lane two-way with the southbound carriageway excavated as part of Dover's heritage and tourism strategy - over to Roger!
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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if only the person who is in charge of the RPH would allow anyone to do anything !!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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No one takes any notice of me any more Ray (did they ever ??)
I agree Paul that Brian can be very stubborn/possessive where the RPH is concerned.
Roger
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Russell Street car park, a short walk from York Street, is never even half full.
I'm sure eventually DDC will come up with an idea that is sensible and for the good of the town.
Perhaps other posters would like to put forward such ideas that have already been actioned.
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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Aren't there plans to build on Russell Street car park?
There's also the car park in Albany Place that I would bet many Dover residents don't know about.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Albany Place car park is also scheduled for building on, p159 of the Land Allocation Document
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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All these empty plots in the town and the council want to build all over green fields outside Whitfield.
