{"id":2954,"date":"2023-07-13T01:31:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T01:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/a-ryde-to-ride-improved\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T01:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T01:31:24","slug":"a-ryde-to-ride-improved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/a-ryde-to-ride-improved\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ryde To Ride -Improved?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0Is It Finished Yet?<\/span><\/p>\n Often the results of these well-planned (?) projects are worse that what has been replaced.<\/p>\n Once upon a rime there was no bus station at Ryde. There was a line of shelters along the esplanade and waiting passengers had to mingle with those happily esplanading.<\/p>\n The old bus station had plenty of room to “stack” buses whilst waiting for their turn of duy.<\/p>\n Six could be accommodated with ease.<\/p><\/div>\n The new escape route, complete with its traffic lights, was still closed and inoperative when our Island correspondent visited a few days ago and there is no date for its opening.<\/p><\/div>\n The above shot also shows the new pedestrian walkway. It was to have been covered …<\/p>\n … and double the present width with the extra half used for cycles. Now you walk half a mile in whatever weather the Island can muster, but from bitter (literally!) experience, fbb can assure his readers that it can be an unpleasant experience.<\/p><\/div>\n Outside the wall, on departure from station and ferry terminal …<\/p>\n Where a multitude of cars now park, a multitude of holidaymakers could enjoy the ballroom and restaurant.<\/p>\n The walkway is built on the former tramway track …<\/p>\n … and is, despite the rain and wind, significantly safer than sharing the pier with motor traffic!<\/p>\n Here it is from above …<\/p>\n … and here is what it looked like for years and years after the tramway was closed.<\/p>\n On balance, then, better for pedestrians but not as good as it should have been.<\/p><\/div>\n … to the entrance to the Hovercraft terminal and the car park …<\/p>\n … and on to a few yards beyond the Pavilion (seen in part above); where space runs out, so the cycleway runs out.<\/p>\n Underwhelming.<\/p><\/div>\n