Stadium Update

How is Peakes Parkway going to cope with all of the additional traffic that these 800+ houses are going to create?

Quoted from Quagmire

How is Peakes Parkway going to cope with all of the additional traffic that these 800+ houses are going to create?

You could have asked the same question about any of the proposed sites. I don't understand why fans of Grimsby Town Football Club come on here and try and knock this site or that site. Bloody hell, we've spent 23 years pissing about - let's get on with it and get the f**king thing built.

Quoted from Quagmire

How is Peakes Parkway going to cope with all of the additional traffic that these 800+ houses are going to create?

They're doing naff all to help traffic flow when these houses are built, they've come out with a disgraceful idea with replacing toll bar roundabout with lights, to somebody that uses roads a lot, traffic lights create more traffic than roundabouts, soon you'll not be able to move down that road, it's not rocket science is it?!

It always seems dead when I go down there now since they put the money making speed cameras in.

Quoted from Cloudy

Having a say and getting others to act are two different things and miles apart.

The major shareholder was hugely successful by squeezing margins and at BP we have seen recently that every penny that can be saved will be saved. Not a bad strategy for many businesses but for a football club planning a new stadium?
More bars, more toilets, atmospheric roofs etc all cost a few more pounds.

Can you see us getting anything other than a flat pack style cheap box like stadium IF it happens at all?

I can't but what I need to decide is if that is better than a crumbling BP

I think there are a lot of us in that particular boat.

Lets imagine for one moment the new stadium actually gets the go ahead and we are planning a brand new stadium from scratch. We have not heard anything at all about design, and what the stadium is likely to include apart from the ubiquitous "community stadium" and "conference facilities."

Some might argue what is the point of discussing detail when we are still not assured of getting the new stadium, but I think it would make all the difference. You have to sell the project to the public and not just keep showing the 20 years out of date artists impression of the "old" new stadium. Lets have a vision, instead of the usual platitudes and get people excited!

Quoted from Quagmire

How is Peakes Parkway going to cope with all of the additional traffic that these 800+ houses are going to create?

It seems to cope alright with the many thousands that already use it every day, it's not like football traffic where it is used by many in a short space of time.

I agree with Codger           "let's get on with it and get the f**king thing built".

Can't believe that image of a stadium is still getting used. A new drawing would make a big difference. As would safe standing or some mention of atmosphere. My biggest concern is that we get a two sided ground. Fans will stop going so it will never get finished.

I wouldn't to care to much if just one stand was built to starts with at least we would have some kind of progress, more importantly it would be worth it just to see the look on councillor De Freitas face.

Quoted from Vance Warner

Can't believe that image of a stadium is still getting used. A new drawing would make a big difference. As would safe standing or some mention of atmosphere. My biggest concern is that we get a two sided ground. Fans will stop going so it will never get finished.

My wife pointed out to me this morning that the Telegraph had put an image of the new stadium in today's edition, I had to point out that I had come across that image some time ago.

Quoted from Quagmire

How is Peakes Parkway going to cope with all of the additional traffic that these 800+ houses are going to create?

Highways development control will be formally consulted during the outline and full planning process. The council will ensure all the necessary traffic surveys and simulations take place and the developer will have to make any necessary adjustments to the roads and scheme. Let's just have a bit of faith in the professionals who on balance do an excellent job up and down the country with large scale projects.