Draft plans for part of RPS
Draft plans for the residents’ parking scheme covering the northern half of the RPS area have been produced. I will be delivering a letter to residents in these areas with details of the plans. The images below show the two plans produced. Clicking on an image will...
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Residents’ Parking Scheme Approved
The votes have now been counted for the proposed residents' parking scheme and with almost 61% of residents returning their vote and with over 95% saying yes, I can confirm that the scheme will be going ahead! There were 742 returns in total, with 709 in support and...
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Residents’ Parking Scheme – Upcoming meetings
The following meetings have been arranged to allow residents to ask questions about the proposed residents' parking scheme plans, about the process of implementing the RPS and about how it operates once it is in place. Monday 10th December, 7:30pm, Worcester Baptist...
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Carbon Emissions council motion on 8th November
Update: The motion I put forward last month when all Conservative councillors voted it down. You can view the council debate via the webcast here, with me starting the debate at 2h 59mins into the video. I will be proposing the motion below to full council this coming...
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Loss of School Crossing Patrols
Fifteen school crossing patrols will be lost throughout the county, including two within St Stephen, following a policy change by the county council. The crossing patrols by Perdiswell Primary School and St Barnabas Primary School are being removed because they have a...
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Worrying decline in bus user numbers is no surprise
A report released yesterday (https://www.transport-network.co.uk/New-bus-fall-shows-slow-death-of-local-buses/15101) shows that the number of people using buses in England fell again in the last financial year in the face of real-terms fare increases and...
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Am I a cycle-mad moron?
Worcester City Council is proposing to allow cycling in the pedestrianised area of the city centre. I think this is a sensible idea, although I understand that others disagree. The majority of cyclists understand the need to cycle differently depending on the...
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Become a trustee of Worcester Arts Workshop
I am a trustee at the Worcester Arts Workshop and we are looking for additional trustees, especially those with useful skills and connections. More details below: New trustees needed Worcester Arts Workshop is seeking 3-4 new Trustees to join our board and support an...
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Thanks for your votes
Thank you to everyone in the St Stephen division who voted for me at the county council elections. I hope that I can repay your support in me and the Green Party by working throughout the year to make St Stephen, Worcester and Worcestershire a better place. Top...
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Increasing commuter cycling: The Propensity to Cycle Tool
There is a very useful tool that can be used to help identify the best ways to increase commuter cycling in and around Worcester. See www.pct.bike/m/?r=hereford-and-worcester for Worcester. For instance, there is little cycling activity between the city centre and...
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