And who will pay for the city center redesign? Amid a cost of living crisis and a gaping hole in the UK's finances, Bradford's council tax earners are paying for city center roadworks. I hope not.
Bradford bus passengers are extremely angry at the significant disruption to bus services, particularly as the interchange has been closed since January. As a bus passenger myself, aged 65 and with mobility issues, I find the roadworks and massive disruption to the city center caused by Bradford City Council extremely difficult and unnecessary. I felt it.
When my bus (number 636 from Clayton) arrives in the city center, I have to walk about a quarter-mile to Broadway, which is quite difficult and takes me past major roadworks. Before Bradford City Council decided to turn the city center into a huge roadworks project, the 636 only stopped outside the tourist information center and was a short walk to Broadway. It is now 400 meters away on foot after the city council's decision to relocate the entire city centre. Very difficult, unnecessary, and weird.
I really hope the new bus stop is located just off Broadway, taking into account the bus passengers and city tax payers, and taking into account disabled seniors like me.
Neil Gardner, Hunter's Park Avenue, Clayton
Editor's note – This work is being funded through the government's Urban Transformation Fund, announced in March 2020.
