I do but Longford road was a shitshow. Road should never have been closed/roadworks on same day. Both totally unnecessary. Two ambulances and police stuck. Great work all round
People would benefit from parking a bit further away and walking. They might get a bit fitter and once out of the immediate area you can slip away unhindered.
Just getting to tile hill now from car park c
The walk away across the A444 felt a lot quicker and safer as a pedestrian with the temporary road closure like it does at other grounds around the country but it seems to have caused problems elsewhere.I gave up on C and park in windings hill lane official car park - 10 minute walk and away and back home 15 mins later
May be the answer is another foot bridge. Closing the road inconveniences non football traffic as well.
There used to be a park and ride a few minutes from where I now live on the south side of the city. Was always busy but doesn't exist anymore. Also used to be buses run from all over the city direct to the groundIt’s predominantly the location and I don’t see how public transport could realistically be improved to persuade people not to drive there. The Stadium is located exactly where a park and ride would be located and next to a big retail park that people will always drive to - a weeks grocery shopping is tricky on a bus. You would need 600 buses all at the same time to take yesterday’s attendance away ( the railway ”station” is always going to be a waste of space).
Exactly. There's never any planning. There's been many a time they whack road works up just before we have a big game.I do but Longford road was a shitshow. Road should never have been closed/roadworks on same day. Both totally unnecessary. Two ambulances and police stuck. Great work all round
Agreed but not sure who'd pay for it. We need two new bridges. One over the triple 4 and another over the railway.
Can't see either happening.
And your helpful proposals are?
We could start with maybe….a bus?And your helpful proposals are?
Yeah, we park in Finbarrs. Hope they don't make it a regular thing.Shambolic. Seemed great to be able to walk up Hen Lane fairly unhindered but getting out of Finbarrs was ridiculous….. 45 mins to get to Earlsdon, joke
A bus? That will be really helpful.We could start with maybe….a bus?
There are other suggestions listed above….to say the ground is going to be forever inaccessible by public transport is just a failure of imagination.
Buses to where? For those of us who don’t live in the city.For starters, the traffic chaos mentioned above can be a very good way to push people onto public transport if you give buses priority to leave when roads are otherwise closed…
Will there ever be a rail service that could cope with the arena’s capacity? Where would a park and ride be situated to the north of the city? Car Park C would be a perfect location for one - for the city centre.Proper train service plus shuttles from PnRs and the city centre is all it needs really.
No worries though cos:
Coventry's Very Light Rail not due for years - councillor - BBC News
But Coventry City Council says there has been "good progress" on testing the transport system.www.bbc.co.uk
Ah no bother then, we’ll just leave it as it isA bus? That will be really helpful.
I had put on another post, you would need 600 buses to take yesterday’s attendance away from the stadium. All at the same time.
That’s fine by me. Just get pedestrians to follow the rules.Ah no bother then, we’ll just leave it as it is
Thinking about it, I doubt there will be a VLR of adequate capacity, or indeed any capacity, running to the arena in my lifetime.Proper train service plus shuttles from PnRs and the city centre is all it needs really.
No worries though cos:
Coventry's Very Light Rail not due for years - councillor - BBC News
But Coventry City Council says there has been "good progress" on testing the transport system.www.bbc.co.uk
Thinking about it, I doubt there will be a VLR of adequate capacity, or indeed any capacity, running to the arena in my lifetime.
With the buses, where would the 600 all at the same time come from?Yeah that was kinda my point. It’s supposed to be running already.
As for your other points they all apply triple for private cars. Even if we say football traffic doubles normal passenger rates in cars, you’re talking 30 cars to a bus. If there’s no room for a bus, there’s definitely no room for cars.
PnRs should be all over the city, obviously it’s more relevant for the South as it’s further away. Most in the North can probably already use public transport b
Reading have an average attendance of 12,000 with a high of 16,000 and a low of 1,809. Hardly comparable.I'm no expert on their set up there but the buses that they run at Reading FC appear to come from the local bus company for example.
They seem to run a minimum of 12 shuttle buses.
Whilst that doesn't seem to be able take the full crowd capacity by bus, they do seem to be able to keep their local train station Reading Green Park open throughout match days even though the trains three appear to be only three carriages long and not all that frequent. It would all be additional capacity on what we currently have.
I didn't go to the Commonwealth Games Judo or Rugby at the CBS Arena but I believe they ran shuttle buses to the CBS Arena with the cost included in the ticket price.
I'd expect the buses help alleviate demand on other methods of transport reducing pressure on the roads and potentially provide a better experience for everyone regardless of whether they want to drive in, get a bus or train in and / or want to walk to the ground and cross the A444.
With the buses, where would the 600 all at the same time come from?
I can’t use public transport coming down from Newark and there are quite a number of people who seem to travel further than my 60 miles each way.
Will there ever be a rail service that could cope with the arena’s capacity? Where would a park and ride be situated to the north of the city? Car Park C would be a perfect location for one - for the city centre.
Pedestrians just need to follow the rules.
With the buses, where would the 600 all at the same time come from?
I can’t use public transport coming down from Newark and there are quite a number of people who seem to travel further than my 60 miles each way.
There used to be a park and ride a few minutes from where I now live on the south side of the city. Was always busy but doesn't exist anymore. Also used to be buses run from all over the city direct to the ground
My options now are a 15 minute drive or an hour on 2 different busses
Other clubs manage it so not sure why its viewed as impossible from either a practical or financial point of view for us
And benefitting the environment.I'm confused now, are 30k all catching the train, or the bus?...
The point is, that currently there's pretty much no alternative to driving. And parking as close as you can. Now some people will always have to drive (eg from Newark), but if there was a better connecting train service/train + bus (as Reading have successfully done for years)/P&R service, then it would reduce the numbers from having to drive and park close, benefitting car park a, b and c'ers and pedestrians alike.
But having SOME buses is better than none. It's not 'if the buses can't take the entire crowd then we shouldn't bother'.With the buses, where would the 600 all at the same time come from?
I can’t use public transport coming down from Newark and there are quite a number of people who seem to travel further than my 60 miles each way.
Why are you talking like having better transport options means every single supporter has to arrive at the ground via public transport?With the buses, where would the 600 all at the same time come from?
I can’t use public transport coming down from Newark and there are quite a number of people who seem to travel further than my 60 miles each way.
You do not need 600 buses, you are being deliberately ridiculous. You could have buses behind the south stand going to the city centre. You could have more buses behind Tesco going to various locations. And designated buses parked along the road opposite the casino also going to various destinations.A bus? That will be really helpful.
I had put on another post, you would need 600 buses to take yesterday’s attendance away from the stadium. All at the same time.
which is what we do, but try heading over to longford road, the wasteland has no footpath and is flooded, so it is the poorly lit canal toepath - and no because of the road closures, took an extra 30 minutes this weekPeople would benefit from parking a bit further away and walking. They might get a bit fitter and once out of the immediate area you can slip away unhindered.
Exactly. It was gridlock because both roads were pretty much closed.which is what we do, but try heading over to longford road, the wasteland has no footpath and is flooded, so it is the poorly lit canal toepath - and no because of the road closures, took an extra 30 minutes this week
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