Think City bought it last year. A decent chunk of land and prime location.
Must have a plan but no announcement
Think City bought it last year. A decent chunk of land and prime location.
Maybe just parking to make up for some of the lost ground where the arena is going up. Not to mention the arena itself will need parking.Must have a plan but no announcement
Of all the options, a significant increase in the number of buses going back into town or a select few destinations is the probably the most cost effective option and the one that would make the biggest impact in the short to medium term. There’s also enough spare land around the stadium to build a dedicated area for the buses if they wanted to avoid just using Ashton New Road. Even if the club have earmarked this land for something 5-10 years down the line, it could still make a big difference in the short term.
Back in the day, matchday buses to various destinations lined up on Claremont Rd. What is now needed are shuttle buses with a fast turnaround to transport hubs like Piccadilly train station and/or Piccadilly Gardens?Electric buses would cost peanuts to run to and from Piccadilly train station and/or Piccadilly Gardens.
Just a long shot but could they put a wire from the roof of the stadium, maybe above the north stand as those at the top are nearly there to the concourse at Piccadilly station and charge a tenner a head to rent the harness, which is cheap cos it's about 60 quid in Wales. Two added benefits to this is,
1. Keeps people off the street
2. They can change the blue bulbs at the top of the pylons which cause a lot of grief on here when they pop.
Just thinking outside the box, on second thoughts think I will stay in my box ;-)
This is the sort of solution you see abroad a lot. Most German grounds have fantastic shuttle bus operations that shift huge volumes of people very quickly even the ones like Monchengladbach and Hamburg where there are no trains and trams near the stadium. That said the transport network in the UK (outside London) is a national disgrace and one of the worst and most expensive in Europe.Of all the options, a significant increase in the number of buses going back into town or a select few destinations is the probably the most cost effective option and the one that would make the biggest impact in the short to medium term. There’s also enough spare land around the stadium to build a dedicated area for the buses if they wanted to avoid just using Ashton New Road. Even if the club have earmarked this land for something 5-10 years down the line, it could still make a big difference in the short term.
Difficult to understand why it hasn’t happened already, although given the seemingly permanent state of chaos surrounding the ticket office, we may be overestimating the ability of the club to organise anything substantive around these sorts of issues.
This is the sort of solution you see abroad a lot. Most German grounds have fantastic shuttle bus operations that shift huge volumes of people very quickly even the ones like Monchengladbach and Hamburg where there are no trains and trams near the stadium. That said the transport network in the UK (outside London) is a national disgrace and one of the worst and most expensive in Europe.
Think City bought it last year. A decent chunk of land and prime location.
In one of the numerous plans before the South Stand the site was designated as office space and the Tennis/squash site was relocated because a hotel was on that site connected to a new North Stand, it reminded me of the Chelsea Village site. But like everything with City, including transfers, we'll know when we're told. I like the way they keep things tight.Must have a plan but no announcement