Originally Posted by
superlambananna
Hey,
Hope everyone is doing well. I'm currently researching a story for university (I'm a third year journalism student at John Moores) on Toxtheth 25 years.
I am wondering if any of you out there would be kind enough to give me your opinions on how you think it has/has not changed since the riots with regards to housing, employment and the community, also do you think that in Liverpool winning the Capital of Culture has this had any effect on the area for good or bad?
Any comments or opinions would be gratefully accepted.
Many thanks, superlambananna
Originally Posted by
snappel
I can't see that really paying off...
They always say that. The station is there, so is the tunnel.
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but still, it's an idea. Is the garage that used to occupy the station site a few years ago still operational? The Subterranean Britannica guys managed to get a visit to the station site - if the garage is still there I might try contacting the owner.
The station is there OK. The cost is minimal as most is in place. The biggest cost is a gantry to take trains from a high level to a low level.
A small cost to bring a whole inner-city area back to life...and give the option of extending the tunnel to other areas to bring them back tom life. This could also be a part of a plan to reduce cars in the centre and get rid of the Dock Road, which is little more than an urban motorway. Get them onto rapid transport systems - the infrastructure in the city is mainly in place. The Wapping Tunnel, the Waterloo Tunnel, lines all over the city. It needs integrating that's all. It must be combined with getting cars out of the centre and giving the city back to the people - a people friendly city. Imagine The Strand being like the Ramblas in Barcelona.
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