Hayling Venture, breakwater, chain ferry etc

[kelly baker]

I contacted an old friend yesterday who used to live next door to me back in the 70's & 80's, his message pretty much summed it up!

'Odd how the the hayling we grew up in has gone, all the really nice places have been built on and the whole place really looks sh*t'

Say no more!

[divvybird]

Originally Posted by kelly baker

I contacted an old friend yesterday who used to live next door to me back in the 70's & 80's, his message pretty much summed it up!

'Odd how the the hayling we grew up in has gone, all the really nice places have been built on and the whole place really looks sh*t'

Say no more!

HBC are responsible for alot of it but so is apathy

[Spacey]

Originally Posted by kelly baker

I contacted an old friend yesterday who used to live next door to me back in the 70's & 80's, his message pretty much summed it up!

'Odd how the the hayling we grew up in has gone, all the really nice places have been built on and the whole place really looks sh*t'

Say no more!

do you live on the island KB?

[badger]

Originally Posted by maytrees

Before I support to oppose the breakwater, I'd like to see evidence that the scheme will not displace the beach erosion to another location either on Hayling or elsewhere.

How can this be addressed?

I don't support the chain link ferry unless a safe cycleway is created before the chain link ferry is to operate.

Valid points, mt. If I remember correctly, Alan Priddy acknowledged, in answer to a question at his first public meeting, that the presence of the breakwater might shift the problem to elsewhere (I think the questioner had suggested Southsea.)

Originally Posted by Spacey

riiight, like yours was - you could'nt even be bothered the read the full thread & contributions before posting abject rubbish....

re-read the thing, then re-post...

I'm mystified - I don't see anything in his post that suggests mt hadn't read the thread .

Originally Posted by Furbag

... I'm equally insterested in the likelyhood of it causing issues elsewhere as this was one thing the EA sited for not doing something similar years ago ...

See? It can't be "abject rubbish" if even Fur finds value in it!

Originally Posted by Furbag

Road not good enough ? Crumbs what is the world coming to, all we ever hear is safe this and safe that, hey guess what the worlds not a safe place to live in, you have to BE CARFUL .... something that seems to have been forgotton about these days

Fur

mt's concern for cyclists on Ferry Road seems perfectly reasonable - here's what another island cyclist wrote on the matter just a couple of days ago:

Originally Posted by craftyjo

... please watch out for me on my bike I nearly get killed every day because someone is late for the ferry and does not realise that two cars cannot pass each other when there is a bike on the road.
Jo

It's not necessarily the cyclists who are careless!

Originally Posted by badger

Valid points, mt. If I remember correctly, Alan Priddy acknowledged, in answer to a question at his first public meeting, that the presence of the breakwater might shift the problem to elsewhere (I think the questioner had suggested Southsea.)

Yes Badge, I attended one of the Alan Priddy meetings and he gave a very good presentation. However, the erosion issue is an opinion, and I'd like to see a consensus of many that there is no adverse effect elsewhere before supporting.

As for cycling, it is hard enough cycling down Ferry Road even with the current undulating route and there are enough cars about for people to have to be careful. I'd like to see a proper cycle path there now even before we have a bigger ferry.

[Blue]

Originally Posted by maytrees

Yes Badge, I attended one of the Alan Priddy meetings and he gave a very good presentation. However, the erosion issue is an opinion, and I'd like to see a consensus of many that there is no adverse effect elsewhere before supporting.

As for cycling, it is hard enough cycling down Ferry Road even with the current undulating route and there are enough cars about for people to have to be careful. I'd like to see a proper cycle path there now even before we have a bigger ferry.

If the chain ferry goes ahead I cannot see that the ferry road is adequate. Its just fine at the moment but would be dangerous with a lot more traffic IMO. I got the impression at the meeting that there would be no changes to the road. The ferry would be able to take 40ish cars busses etc.

[Madness]

Originally Posted by Blue

If the chain ferry goes ahead I cannot see that the ferry road is adequate. Its just fine at the moment but would be dangerous with a lot more traffic IMO. I got the impression at the meeting that there would be no changes to the road. The ferry would be able to take 40ish cars busses etc.

The road will not be changed at first, this is to monitor how much the chain ferry is used and this in turn will detemine if the road needs to be altered.

[billyrunner]

Originally Posted by Madness

The road will not be changed at first, this is to monitor how much the chain ferry is used and this in turn will detemine if the road needs to be altered.

No connection with the recent fire on Ferry road I assume? There is some local history of inconvenient histrical buildings spontaneously combusting....

[Eleanor]

Originally Posted by Madness

The road will not be changed at first, this is to monitor how much the chain ferry is used and this in turn will detemine if the road needs to be altered.

Mmm "Barn door and bolted" spring to mind?

Originally Posted by Blue

If the chain ferry goes ahead I cannot see that the ferry road is adequate. Its just fine at the moment but would be dangerous with a lot more traffic IMO. I got the impression at the meeting that there would be no changes to the road. The ferry would be able to take 40ish cars busses etc.

That is exactly my concern. The chain link ferry would need to subsidise the road improvements.