Liverpool City Centre Traffic Issues

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RE: Liverpool City Centre Traffic Issues

(15/10/2018 22:58)iMarkeh Wrote:  This is where you introduce 'slot' systems. Merseytravel in Liverpool try linking services by their destinations where as St Helens it runs off slots (If you are late, you get a fine. You have a 5 minute slot on the stand. Use it or lose it. If you are late, you have to bypass the bus station). What I would say it look at West Yorkshire and Warrington. They run off slot systems and they run like clockwork when it comes to stand allocations. It is rare to see buses waiting for a stand. Though it would be very tough to implement properly in Queen Square, something similar would work. Give a 2 minute slot. There are too many clashes. (Just to give an example, 18:55-19:00 there are 4 buses due off stand 10 yet 18:35-18:55 there are NO BUSES. Simply retiming a few buses would help stand allocations).

I think due to traffic issues that would be almost unworkable at Queen Square Bus Station - at rush hour almost nothing would end up going into it! Because it isn't a starting bus station for a lot of routes, you can leave Liverpool ONE/Lord Street/Victoria Street/Mann Island etc on time but end up still over 5 late by Queen Square Bus Station - same going inbound so until there were decent bus priority measures in place I don't think that would work sadly.

(15/10/2018 22:58)iMarkeh Wrote:  I would like to see a subway under St Georges Place. Link it up with Lime Street Station subway. This would drastically reduce the number of pedestrians crossing the road then there is less need for the lights.

There is a subway (now closed but it is probably still there!) under Lime Street from the station to St Johns Shopping Centre! When the area used to be Hood Street Gyratory (I am just about old enough to remember, just) there were bridges too to get you from one side to the other and as mentioned previously much wider roads and less traffic in the area in the first place.