Routes plan attacked
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LANS to introduce a traffic Lanagement scheme in York we been attacked by the reight Transport AssociaDn.
Mr David Green, FTA orthern Region controller iid the proposals fell a good 'ay short of what was desirale for the city.
Lorry routing measures had en put forward without any Adence on the number of glides involved. Not only 'as this contrary to Departlent of Transport recommenations but it made it impossile to calculate the total costs lat the scheme would wolve.
The proposed routing etwork had been put forward order to make use of the ewly opened by-pass, but in la the sch:?me would have ie opposite effect, said Mr ;reen.
"The FTA cannot underLand why it is felt desirable to urden the community in hese areas in order to relieve he community elsewhere. It seems simply to be a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul." he went on.
Considerable extra costs would be involved for operators using the system. These could only be passed on to the consumer.
The traffic management scheme also included plans for one of the largest pedestrianisation schemes in Europe.