Bus lane will put square out of shape
Eat your hearts out, St Mark's, St Peter's and Red Squares. West Bromwich has put you to shame.
Running through the centre of our square is a two-way bus lane, possibly to help ex-criminals on probation to easier visit their allocated officer in the top left hand corner office.
The bus lane is 10cm lower than the rest of the square and so a 6ft wide pedestrian crossing platform is in place.
This will also act as a bus/ambulance/fire-engine calming ramp and during a rainstorm will also help to create a large gutter enabling such passing vehicles to splash any pedestrian that may be standing too close or languishing nonchantly in the square enjoying the rain as everyone, especially certain councillors I presume, knows we Brits do.
Pedestrians who do not wish to waste time walking up to this ramp will doubtless attempt to cross by stepping into this trough and risk tripping up. Furthermore, the square is at a higher level than the High Street and so a one-in-21 ramp is being constructed which apparently, in strict engineering terms, is regarded as flat.
If only the Metro could be diverted to this, the square would become a station.
When the Star & Garter pub and Cascade House are demolished, there will be a 100ft x 320ft open space in the off-centre of the town, with no possibility of shelter from driving rain, howling winds (they love such spaces), or burning sun. In winter it will be a treacherous ice rink.
Imagine the jealousy of the people in whose countries the above mentioned squares are to be found.
A reader's letter highlighted the fact that Brits who can are leaving this country.
Perhaps there are more Councillor Badhams than we think.
Ivor Morgan, New Street, West Bromwich.
