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8 months after they were supposed to be available for residents to access, the cameras which provide real time information on congestion levels, on key roads in York, are now working.
The inability of the Councils new camera control computer systems, to provide the kind of access that other Council have done routinely for the last 10 years, has been a source of embarrassment in the City.
Links are now also available for mobile devices.
Somewhat belatedly, the York Council has decided to apply for European funding to help revive and extend the successful Kingsway Project which pioneered anti poverty activities in York towards the end of the last decade.
The Council is seeking £1.2 million from Europe with a matching amount likely to come from local resources.
The main neighbourhoods, which might benefit, include the Heworth, Hull Road, Guildhall, and Westfield Wards
The decision was taken today. As usual it was taken behind closed doors and without any meaningful consultation with local residents.
The Kingsway Project was a victim of Labour’s 2011 Council election victory. Shortly after their success they jettisoned Ward Committee budgeting which led to the Westfield area losing £50,000 a year in locally determined investment.
The report (which contains a lot of jargon) can be read here.
These are the public opinion survey results for West York updated as at 20th December 2013.
| Traffic congestion getting worse? | Agree | 91% |
| Disagree | 2% | |
| Unde | 7% | |
| Lendal Bridge closure a success | Agree | 7% |
| Disagree | 80% | |
| Unde | 13% | |
| Lendal bridge – lift access restrictions | Agree | 87% |
| Disagree | 5% | |
| Unde | 8% | |
| No justification for building in Green Belt | Agree | 90% |
| Disagree | 3% | |
| Unde | 7% | |
| Public service standards are deteriorating | Agree | 89% |
| Disagree | 2% | |
| Unde | 9% | |
| I am opposed to city wide 20 mph speed limit | Agree | 81% |
| Disagree | 7% | |
| Unde | 12% |
The Council is also conducting an “on line” poll on the Lendal Bridge “trial”
It can be accessed by clicking here.
Approved plan for Hob Moor site click to enlarge
The controversial house building plans for the former Our Lady’s school site on Windsor Garth were approved by the Planning Committee last night. It appears though that the scheme may now be referred to the Secretary of State for his views.
Although the revised plans were an improvement on those originally submitted, it remains a very dense development which will add further pressures to public services in the area.
No provision has been made to provide additional parking spaces for those vehicles which will be displaced from the access road.
Astonishingly no restrictions were imposed by the committee on the use of tracked plant outside the line of the existing railings, opening up the possibility that – in wet conditions – parts of the Moor adjacent to the site might be subject to severe damage.
Although most of the existing metal railings area now being retained – allowing the existing trees and bushes to remain in place as a visual screen – on the north side of the site a new wooden fence will be installed.
No reason has been given for replacing the railings with this inferior fence, which is likely to provide less security for both residents and the Moor.
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