PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCESS TO HITCHIN TOWN CENTRE
To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public.
Decision:
Mr Colin Dunham thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation on the impact of making Hitchin Town Centre free of commercial delivery vehicles.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 41 minutes 53 seconds
Mr Colin Dunham thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding commercial vehicle access to Hitchin Town Centre as follows:
· Making Hitchin Town Centre traffic free was concerning;
· Commercial vehicles had to drive through the town centre in order to carry out deliveries to businesses;
· The public needed to be asked what they thought about making Hitchin town centre traffic free;
· It would kill the town if Hitchin were to be traffic free.
The following Members asked questions:
· Councillor Judi Billing;
· Councillor Richard Thake.
Members raised the following matters:
:
· Market Place was traffic free at weekends and this had not killed the town;
· More people wanted the town to be traffic free;
· Being traffic free had improved safety in the town as well as helping to make Hitchin more green;
· Locking the gate to the High Street on a Saturday has worked well;
· No Authority would prevent deliveries being made to shops;
· Making Town Centres vehicle free for periods of time worked.
The Chairman thanked Mr Dunham for his presentation.