Quote Originally Posted by Cadfael View Post

1. all they have done is to titivate it up with new kerbs and new lights...That's what annoys me the most - tax that I have to pay has gone on virtually installing gold paving down Edge Lane so it looks better. It'll soon weather and look exactly like it did before hand 10 years down the line...


2. ...They've done nothing at all to improve the flow of traffic in the slightest. ...
3. Looking at the streaming video of Edge Lane, all they are doing at the Church location is putting in an extra lane near the traffic lights so you can turn right. That's the only extra piece of road they're putting there - hardly worth the millions of pounds being spent on the 'redevelopment'.
Firstly, the kerbs and lights where needed, yes it will weather like everything else, nothing lasts for ever, golden rule of capitalism is that you must speculate to accumulate i.e nice looking liverpool attracts more money meaning more money to spend on keeping liverpool looking nice!

Secondly I also noticed new water pipes being layed amongst other things which would account for the longevity of the project.

Thirdly the problem with traffic on edge lane always has and always will be where two lanes turns into one, Im sure once the houses have been demolished it will be possible to make at least two lanes either way around the church. I wouldnt use the streaming video as gospel its never going to look 100% like the finished article.

In summary your critisism is based on work in progress, whilst being fully behind the authorities plans I can see some merits to Pascoe et al's arguements, however this wasn't the place to fight against the erosion of liverpool's past, that area needs to redeveloped, for the good of the city. Or we could just leave everything as it is, curl up in our little town that time forgot and die. Thank god its not up to you!