Marygate car park full

Marygate car park has been full today with around half a dozen cars at anytime patrolling the service roads waiting for someone to vacate a space.

The 40 odd spaces on the railway side of the car park are still coned off. There is little use made of these by cyclists and an alternative is available – using the service road – only a couple of feet away.

The old shared use footpath is also very lightly used making social distancing easy.

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Residents will wonder what it takes to get the Council to review this obviously perverse decision.

Perhaps the Groves counter-revolutionaries will pay a visit and realign the cones?

In the meantime the Council is losing around £400 a day in car park charge income.

Marygate car park full today
Station car park largely empty

With City centre car parks very busy this week, it is surprising that LNER haven’t taken the opportunity to sell more spaces on their otherwise largely empty car park at the railway station.

Not many people are going to pay £18 for a days parking but the company could help themselves by marketing spaces at a discounted rate.

At the moment they are bringing in no income for the beleaguered, state owned, outfit.

& the name of the new stadium will be….

The LNER Community Stadium.

LNER through the Agreement will also have the naming rights to the main East Stand of the Stadium and it is proposed this will be named the – LNER Azuma Stand.

The deal is thought to be worth around £50,000 although the York Council is refusing to confirm this.

In 2012 property and valuation advisors Edward Symmons valued the naming rights between £40k – £60k per annum. This valuation was consistent with the estimate made in the original business case of between £50k to £70k per annum.

Those of a nervous disposition will be aware that the East Coast mainline operator has changed a lot over the last couple of decades. (LNER, Virgin, GNER etc etc) . No doubt any signage at the stadium will be digital to allow for regular updates!