whoshotjimmi
Well-Known Member
Sorry but I assumed that since we were talking about the airport, your comment was that I was negative about buses to the airport, which I am not. Nor am I negative about a new bus fleet with lower emissions and I have no problem either with Park and Rides. As a driver though, bus lanes, particularly full time ones, are a pain and my annoyance is that the Government have had a major impact in Leeds by turning down Supertram (and clearly then diverting the funds to Edinburgh instead - strange that the MP who said no to Leeds was an MP for that city isn't it?), encouraging something 'cheaper', then turning down the ill conceived trolley bus too. Meanwhile other cities and even towns were still building tram systems.
Very true but, as I have alluded to before, Metrolink would be nothing without having made that difficult first decision to close the lines to Bury and Altrincham and convert them to light rail - a decision made easier by the whole line being within Greater Manchester, affording the local authority a bit more control. Similar conversion of the Harrogate line would be the catalyst for all of the same type of infrastructure improvements in Leeds but the fact that Harrogate operates separately to West Yorkshire is a major stumbling block as, I'm sure, they would not allow it.