They are at it again! I read recently that the council in Puerto de la Cruz is planning to embark on the next round of road closures and traffic calming. This time they have sought the advice of a world renowned urban transportation consultancy company.
The council wants the town to be even more pedestrian friendly. Their latest aim is to get people back onto their feet, or on bicycles. In a town with so many hills, I can’t wait to see their plans. They claim that the current traffic problems can’t be allowed to continue but surely the congestion is of their own making. Haven’t recent road closures and the closure of the bus station been the prime causes of traffic queues and delay?
Not that the closure of the bus station was a bad thing. Buses now operating from the road are far better than from that dark concrete bunker, even if the road is a main thoroughfare. It is somewhat ironic that the bus station is now used as an unofficial car park; perhaps the council should take heed. A huge multi storey car park on the site could well keep the cars out of the centre of the town and solve their traffic calming problem.
Long term visitors will know that road closures and creating pedestrian walkways in Puerto is by no means a new idea. They have witnessed them for years and with each new walkway they have seen the resulting business closures. I wonder which streets are next in line to receive the concrete tile treatment, and which businesses will be the next victims?
The above is taken from the local newspaper Tenerife News Online edition 438 - What are your views or don´t you go to Puerto?
The council wants the town to be even more pedestrian friendly. Their latest aim is to get people back onto their feet, or on bicycles. In a town with so many hills, I can’t wait to see their plans. They claim that the current traffic problems can’t be allowed to continue but surely the congestion is of their own making. Haven’t recent road closures and the closure of the bus station been the prime causes of traffic queues and delay?
Not that the closure of the bus station was a bad thing. Buses now operating from the road are far better than from that dark concrete bunker, even if the road is a main thoroughfare. It is somewhat ironic that the bus station is now used as an unofficial car park; perhaps the council should take heed. A huge multi storey car park on the site could well keep the cars out of the centre of the town and solve their traffic calming problem.
Long term visitors will know that road closures and creating pedestrian walkways in Puerto is by no means a new idea. They have witnessed them for years and with each new walkway they have seen the resulting business closures. I wonder which streets are next in line to receive the concrete tile treatment, and which businesses will be the next victims?
The above is taken from the local newspaper Tenerife News Online edition 438 - What are your views or don´t you go to Puerto?
