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its about time lets not stop there lets try and link in the square an the bloulvard together as well as the parks next to the boulevard in some way
I wholeheartedly support this project. I hope the Boulevarde is not cleard of traffic only to be turned over to street vendors.
This is a long overdue idea that will continue to enhance Castries. I agree with "Boots", on his idea for music festivals, etc. Now are we still going to hear the complaint that there is nothing to do at night in Castries?
What about parking facilities? Castries is already over congested with vehicles parking anywhere and anyhow.
Will a new parking facility be earmarked? If so, where? This is also a crucial event to be considered.
Already people are parking their vehicles in "No Parking" zones; even along double yellow lines which clearly indicate "No Parking At Any Time"; even Brazil Street, a well designated "Emergency Route" is congested with illegally parked vehicles.
Before the Wm Peter Boulevard is converted into a "Promenade" - a convenient parking plan should be taken into account. I sincerely hope this has been considered, because even the Castries Car Park is slowly but surely beginning to show signs of overcrowding already.
The Wm Peter Boulevard daily accommodates approximately 50+ vehicles, plus a taxi stand.
THE PROBLEM WITH THOSE LOSERS THEY WERE THERE FOR ALMOST 10 LONG STEALING OUR MONEY.NOW THIS GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE IS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE THEY ARE FINDING FAULTS THE BOULEVARD WILL BE THE PLACE TO BE AND CASTRIES WILL BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MR FREDERICK YOU ARE HERE TO STAY
Castries is the town, how can it be the talk of itself?
LBM...It's the parking that's creating the problem. The Bouelvarde was not designed for this volume of vehicular activity. The Blvd has the look and feel of chaos.
I will fully support if;
a. They've found a place to relocate parking for all those shoppers, taxi and employees who conveniently park in the BLVD daily.
b. They do not ruin the ambience of the "promenade" with vendors and their chaotic trays taking up space that people can hardly walk through.
c. Most importantly, with criminal activity on the rise. I so hope they provide better security.
There maybe a method to this madness; however, corruption looms in the horizon.
Trust in the project, not in the developers.
oh Nooooo!!!!
now what't gonna happen to all those asshole parking attendants that creep out with hand extended just when you're ready to pull into a vacant spot?
The eventual pedestrianization of William Peter Blv’d is quite a noble idea, however it should not start and end with only the declaration of this vibrant space zone as being a car-free zone.
On the contrary, the fostering of pedestrian interaction in the WPB should be preceded and informed by a thorough process of consultation involving all stakeholders -not just local gov't and the handful of sidewalk vendors operating within the space.
On a daily basis, WPB also provides parking for more than 70 cars, taxis, emergency and goods vehicles and offers excellent traffic-calming measures during the inner-city rush hour. A 'swift' and complete restriction to vehicular traffic therefore, can have serious 'kill' implications for the city's vibrancy.
Additionally, pedestrianization of WPB can only be successful if a policy framework on urban renewal is first formulated and established to address a wide range of fringe issues such as: sidewalk vending; vending zones; vending types -arts & crafts, food & beverage, alcohol, music, dance & drama; street & sidewalk furniture; night lighting, sidewalk utilities; street & building signage; street drainage, barrier-free access, public washroom facilities, garbage collection & disposal; noise, dust & stench; vagrancy & loitering, stray animals, pests & rodents; crime & harassment, etc.
An urban renewal strategy is one pragmatic way forward, however such an intervention will have to be guided by a rational approach to many issues, including:
• Establishment of an Urban Renewal Agency whereby local government only acts on the recommendations of a multi-sectoral community-based steering committee;
• Establishment of a Parking Authority to regulate vehicular parking within urban Castries so that the logical approach might be the removal of minibuses from primary streets in the city before private cars can be removed from the WPB;
• Formulation, amendment and enactment of relevant enabling legislation such as the Mass Crowd Control and the Traffic Act;
• Determination of urban renewal zones for the city and define their boundaries;
• Identification of desirable, affordable and sustainable improvements that may be required;
• Development of policy on the management of informal trading;
• Establishment of appropriate tax-increment financing schemes to generate revenue for implementing and upkeeping any urban renewal plan(s).
Rejuvenating a landmark public asset like WPB must be well thought through if we are to avoid replicating a Jeremie Street 'plas kweyol' atmosphere in uptown Castries –another epicentre of crime and a haven for muggers, pick-pockets and purse snatchers.
The eventual pedestrianization of William Peter Blv’d is quite a noble idea, however it should not start and end with only the declaration of this vibrant space zone as being a car-free zone.
On the contrary, the fostering of pedestrian interaction in the WPB should be preceded and informed by a thorough process of consultation involving all stakeholders -not just local gov't and the handful of sidewalk vendors operating within the space.
On a daily basis, WPB also provides parking for more than 70 cars, taxis, emergency and goods vehicles and offers excellent traffic-calming measures during the inner-city rush hour. A 'swift' and complete restriction to vehicular traffic therefore, can have serious 'kill' implications for the city's vibrancy.
Additionally, pedestrianization of WPB can only be successful if a policy framework on urban renewal is first formulated and established to address a wide range of fringe issues such as: sidewalk vending; vending zones; vending types -arts & crafts, food & beverage, alcohol, music, dance & drama; street & sidewalk furniture; night lighting, sidewalk utilities; street & building signage; street drainage, barrier-free access, public washroom facilities, garbage collection & disposal; noise, dust & stench; vagrancy & loitering, stray animals, pests & rodents; crime & harassment, etc.
An urban renewal strategy is one pragmatic way forward, however such an intervention will have to be guided by a rational approach to many issues, including:
• Establishment of an Urban Renewal Agency whereby local government only acts on the recommendations of a multi-sectoral community-based steering committee;
• Establishment of a Parking Authority to regulate vehicular parking within urban Castries so that the logical approach might be the removal of minibuses from primary streets in the city before private cars can be removed from the WPB;
• Formulation, amendment and enactment of relevant enabling legislation such as the Mass Crowd Control and the Traffic Act;
• Determination of urban renewal zones for the city and define their boundaries;
• Identification of desirable, affordable and sustainable improvements that may be required;
• Development of policy on the management of informal trading;
• Establishment of appropriate tax-increment financing schemes to generate revenue for implementing and upkeeping any urban renewal plan(s).
Rejuvenating a landmark public asset like WPB must be well thought through if we are to avoid replicating a Jeremie Street 'plas kweyol' atmosphere in uptown Castries –another epicentre of crime and a haven for muggers, pick-pockets and purse snatchers.
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