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Fashions in the townscape?

cee-dee — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 12:28:29 GMT

A few years back, there was a fashion for ripping up the Tarmac and laying bricks on the roads and pavements in the towns. Now, the fashion seems to be to rip all that up and replace all the bricks with "pavers? :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24494338

It seems that similar pavers are being laid in the town here too.

Are any being laid in your town?

Who is it that promotes these schemes? Who gives them the go-ahead? How is the cost justified?

Can anyone tell me how such things are "better" than Tarmac? Tarmac is more convenient to walk on, is more easily laid and should there ever be a need to access any pipes/cables under the roads, Tarmac is easy to reinstate.

OK, so many towns now have their pipes/cables in ducts which are easier to get to but you still need an access point but they're usually at the extremities of a long length?

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

margaret*e — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:12:40 GMT

Some differing opinions there.

Which would you believe?.

The new pattern of pavers on part of Taff Street in Pontypridd has created an "optical illusion", disguising the drop to road level, locals say.

It has led to a series of trips, mainly for elderly people, according to a shop manager who has helped many of them.

Rhondda Cynon Taf council said the regeneration had made streets safer.

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

vamo48 — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:39:17 GMT

Our council laid expensive paving stones in a fancy pattern in the High Street, and it's forever being lifted for work to be done. Their latest bright idea is "Shared Space", which means no kerbs or proper crossings. The idea is that motorists and pedestrians can "mingle".

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

charliebird123 — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:49:32 GMT

Bizzillions of pounds wasted here CD.

http://www.rediscoverstockton.co.uk/high-street/

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

electric*mayhem*band — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:49:09 GMT

Deja vu: A feeling that you've been here before.

Or at least somewhere like it.

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

the-geezer — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 13:43:08 GMT

Oh dear.

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

joe_bloggs* — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:11:03 GMT

I like the brick train at Darlington,seen it and it looks impressive

Apparently it took 185,000 bricks and 34 brick layers, labourers and apprentices 21 weeks to build

I can imagine the bricklayers thoughts on being handed the plans first thing monday morning !

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

charliebird123 — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:49:29 GMT

There are small holes in the train to encourage Bats to set up colonies in it.

Re: Fashions in the townscape?

charliebird123 — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:41:07 GMT

Seems people are getting hurt...

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/pensioner-broke-wrist-stockton-high-5672262

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458553/Pontypridd-crazy-paving-left-20-shoppers-hospitalised.html