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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Overnight parking proposed for park and ride sites
Plans to introduce overnight parking at park and ride sites in York are among a number of proposed changes being put out for consultation. City of York Council wants to hear people's thoughts on the plans, which also include increasing accessibility and refurbishing toilet facilities. The council has earmarked £4m of funding from a £17m government grant to improve park and ride services, which were used 4.5m times last year. Kate Ravilious, executive member for transport, said the proposed changes would "increase transport options for everyone". Five of York's six sites are included in the project; Poppleton Bar, Grimston Bar, Askham Bar, Rawcliffe Bar and Monks Cross. The Designer Outlet is not owned by the council, so would not be affected by the planned upgrades, it said. Overnight car parking would be introduced at Rawcliffe Bar and Askham Bar, with better located dedicated spaces for oversized vehicles at the two sites as well as Grimston Bar. Ravilious said: "By introducing overnight parking at two sites we will offer a convenient alternative to driving and parking in the city centre, helping to reduce traffic congestion, improve bus reliability and free up the roads for those who need to drive." There would also be overall improvements to waiting facilities, toilets including changing places, cycle parking and lockers. "I'd encourage everyone, whether you live in York or further afield, and whether you use the Park and Ride or not, to feedback on our proposals and help us maximise the benefits of the Park and Ride site upgrades," Ravilious added. The proposed changes come after rises in the price of parking in the city, including at Bishopthorpe Road's car park where charges have increased from 80p an hour to £4.85. The consultation is open until 9 June. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. 500% parking hike 'will tackle congestion blight' People want 'changes' in city transport - council City of York Council
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Your Voice Your Vote: Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road
A bypass that would complete a ring of A-roads around Shrewsbury is one of the issues on the minds of voters ahead of local elections in Shropshire on four-mile-long single carriageway "needs to go ahead", according to Shropshire HGV driver Kyle Longmuir, who got in touch with us via Your Voice Your Vote. The 38-year-old said the North West Relief Road would stop village roads being used as rat runs and improve air quality in the town of the main political parties fielding candidates in Shropshire Council elections on 1 May are against the project, except the Conservative group. "Professionally, I drive an HGV and often need to get around Shrewsbury and face similar problems [to those travelling in the town centre]... it is impractical to drive through town," said Mr Longmuir, who lives in Shawbury."So, if there's an accident or heavy traffic, especially around holidays, then it costs a lot of time."He frequently drives through the town centre to visit his wife's parents in Copthorne or take his young son to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital."The centre of town is often the shortest and quickest route [in a car], despite the congestion. Building the relief road would make life a lot simpler and safer for everyone," Mr Longmuir added. 'More cars will come in' However, there are various reasons why people are opposed to a new road, linking the A5 to the west of the town with the A5124 to the north east at campaign groups claim it would destroy the countryside, create excessive greenhouse emissions and result in veteran trees being like Debbie Carvell, who runs a clothing shop in Shrewsbury, thinks the road would not solve the town's traffic problems. "If you build more roads, then you just create more traffic and I think it would be a really bad decision to do that," she said."More cars will come in, instead of using the Park and Ride [or] bikes or walking into town."The cost of the project is another reason why many people, especially outside the county town, object to the latest estimate puts the total cost of the project at £215m - more than treble the 2019 price tag of £ is one of the reasons why the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green groups on the council wrote a joint letter to the government in February to say they would cancel the funding application as "a first priority" if they take control on 2 letter, signed by Labour leader Rosemary Dartnall and Liberal Democrat Roger Evans, criticised the relief road for offering "no credible solution to the current and future traffic problems Shrewsbury and Shropshire face". It means the road is almost certainly doomed if the Conservatives do not maintain their majority of polling and the decline of Tory support at the last general election suggest it will be challenging for the party to hold on to power after next week's UK's national leader, Nigel Farage, mocked the price of the road during a recent visit to party, which has candidates standing for all 74 seats available, said it was "pro-road" but very concerned by the rising cost of the project. 'Shrewsbury clogged' The Conservative group on Shropshire Council said the relief road would take a considerable amount of traffic out of the town centre, improving air quality and the local party's concerns about traffic problems are shared by local businessman Tony Bywater, who is chairman of the caravan and motorhome dealership Salop Leisure, based near the busy Emstrey Island. "Shrewsbury is clogged and it's not good for our businesses," he said."Our staff are having to leave home half an hour earlier than normal just to get to work on time. It seems to be getting worse every day."Shrewsbury is a fantastic place to live and work and the onus is on Shropshire Council to ensure that the town continues to prosper."You can find a full list of candidates standing in Shropshire Council elections on 1 May here. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta tickets go on sale this Friday
Apr. 1—No fooling, tickets for the greatest show off Earth will be available for purchase Friday. General admission, Park and Ride, and hospitality program tickets for the 2025 ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will be available at 9 a.m. Friday, April 4. The 53rd Balloon Fiesta runs from Oct. 4-12. General admission tickets for one session (morning or evening) will be $15 per person, with children 12 and under free. Park and Ride one session tickets include round-trip transportation and admission. Tickets for Park and Ride are $25 for adults 13-61, $23 for seniors 62 and older, and $13 for children 6-12. Ticket prices increase if purchased day of the event. Tickets for the Gondola Club are $150 per session, and Chasers' Club tickets are $75 per session, with children 5 and under free. Also back this year is "New Mexico Day." General admission tickets will be free on Oct. 6 with a New Mexico photo ID or utility bill with a New Mexico address at the ticket booths. To purchase tickets, visit (fees will be added for online credit card sales) or visit the Balloon Fiesta offices at 4401 Alameda Blvd. NE.
Axios
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Axios
Navigating Final Four road closures in San Antonio
Navigating downtown during the Final Four will be a little tricky. Here's what you need to know about road closures and transportation to make your experience a little more smooth. Road closures Monday through April 8, 6am-midnight: South Alamo Street between Commerce Street and East César E. Chávez Boulevard Wednesday through April 7, 24/7: Montana Street between the I-37 Access Road and Cherry Street Friday through Monday, 24/7: East Nueva Street between South Alamo Street and Hemisfair Boulevard Friday, Saturday and Monday, 24/7: The I-37 Access Road to Montana, Gonzales and Hoefgen Plus: There will be daily closures on East Nueva Street between South St. Mary's Street and Dwyer Avenue. They will be: Friday, 2pm-12:30am Saturday, 12:30pm-12:30am Sunday, noon-midnight Parking For the Reese's Final Four Friday at the Alamodome, free public parking in Lot B will begin at 9am. There is no public parking at the Alamodome during the games. Parking for people with disabilities is available for purchase. A map of city parking options downtown can be found online. Get a ride Skip the hassle of driving and parking downtown altogether. Take VIA's Park and Ride from Crossroads Boulevard or Blossom Athletic Center to downtown. Service runs until midnight on Friday and Saturday and until 11:30pm on Sunday. Fare costs $2.60 roundtrip. You can pay by card or mobile wallet when boarding or pre-purchase fare on the VIA app or at the Park & Ride kiosk. Book a VIA Link on-demand rideshare ahead of time using the app.
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Derb city centre bus route scrapped over costs
Plans for an "electric rapid transit" scheme in Derby, announced in 2020, have been quietly scrapped, the BBC has were appointed to develop the £11.5m project, but the council said the Covid pandemic had changed its "economic viability".The plan would have seen 12m-long electric vehicles using some of the city centre's pedestrianised streets to better connect the Cathedral Quarter, Derbion, bus station and railway was due to be completed by 2023, with an extension to Pride Park opening in 2024. A contract notice published in 2022 said the bus route would operate seven days a week, and would form a "key investment in revitalising the public transport offer in the city".The government funding, part of a £161m package to improve transport in Derby and Nottingham, has been reallocated to other projects. The BBC submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out what had happened to the scheme, and how much was spent on under £500,000 was spent on the aborted electric rapid transit (eRT) plan, with £11m reallocated with permission from the Department for for new Park and Ride buses were also scrapped, resulting in a further £6.4m of spare routes in Chaddesden and public realm improvements in the city centre have benefitted from the money instead. Carmel Swan, Derby City Council's cabinet member for transport, said: "It's important to recognise that the original business cases for these schemes, which were supported by government, were developed and submitted before 2020."The Covid-19 pandemic changed the transport landscape and the economic viability of the transport sector."While we got to an advanced stage of commercial work for the eRT scheme, this showed that it was high risk in a post-Covid travel environment."Although the work did highlight some potential benefits – particularly improving connectivity between Pride Park and the Cathedral Quarter – the scheme would have required long-term revenue support which was not available."
