Road closed as Hanley bus station takes shape

“Just thought I would bring a bit of sense to this discussion:
(1) The passenger concourse of new bus station will be completely enclosed. There will be glass doors that only open when passengers get off or on their bus and glass panels everywhere else.
(2) It will be maintained in a much better state than now (paid for by the bus operators, not the Council).
(3) Anything has got to be better than what we have now.
(4) The work in Albion Square is for the public realm improvements for Tontine Street but needs to be done before the end of this year (before the new bus station opens). The full work to complete Albion Square won't start until early next year.
(5) Buses will still penetrate the City Centre - because around 30% of people coming in do so by bus (and an even higher proportion of elderly people), but there will be no buses in Old Hall Street or Town Road.
(6) The number of buses in Pall Mall will be exactly the same as now (about 30 an hour).
(7) The area where access will be limited to deliveries before 10am and after 5pm will be significantly enlarged and even where access is allowed between 10am and 5pm (Percy Street and the southern part of Stafford Street) no traffic will be allowed unless it is delivering goods to businesses.
(8) Consultation with City Centre businesses on the details of the Traffic Regulation Orders is currently going on and won't be finished until 27 August. Details are here http://tinyurl.com/cjsr577
(9) A new set of TROs will be published in September after all businesses have had their chance to ask for changes.
(10) Anyone who wants to make constructive comments on the new bus routes, bus stops, loading bays, disabled parking bays, waiting and loading restrictions, can do so until 27 August by emailing buses@stoke.gov.uk but check out the information on the website first.
(11) If you want to make silly comments, continue here.......”

“Has anyone thought about the druggies, drunks and asylum seekers where are they going to hang out now?”

“Leigh : thanks always thought it was an open building. Not sure actually saw pictures of inside only the roof. Any chance you can share them

Lagu tro only needed when actually diversions in place they can still build without them. Should be temp ones tho. But only see temp closutes fot potteried way footpath”

“I_Norris the plans must be publised somewhere or are the council building without planning permission”

“To reply to Ian's comments:

by I_Norris: a few question "gated access to buses" arent there barriers in old one?" buses and pedestrians kept apart" where is the conflict in the old one?"

The barriers are actual doors that will open when the bus is on the actual stand and ready for passengers, meaning you stay inside until your bus is ready, so you can't access the area where buses are reversing.

"smoke/fume free" how is this to be any different there noth drive in, reverse out?,"

See above - bus passengers will wait inside a building rather than outside as we do now.

"security" where securtiy mentioned who's employing them?,

No idea but there is to be security. Hopefully not G4S, else we'll have soldiers on duty! ;-)

"warm" isnt it open just like the old one, its just a curvy roof but open still"

I think that just the main structure of a glass enclosure.”

“lagu2: they''ve not yet pubished the revised Traffic Regulation Orders so they may have well changed there minds?

LeighinHanley: a few question "gated access to buses" arent there barriers in old one?, "buses and pedestrians kept apart" where is the conflict in the old one?, "smoke/fume free" how is this to be any different there noth drive in, reverse out?, "security" where securtiy mentioned who's employing them?, "warm" isnt it open just like the old one, its just a curvy roof but open still”

“Hold your horses.I've just been told that City Sentral is being built!

Can't wait 'till Woolworth's and HMV move in...”

“Surely it's being built next to where City Sentral isn't?”

“I'll have the new, safer, state-of-the-art please - I've seen the plans (got a copy here from the Hanley 1 Residents Assoc meeting recently) and the new place is a massive improvement on the old one - all under cover, gated access to buses, buses and pedestrians kept apart, smoke/fume free, serviced toilets, security, dry, warm, lit - basically everything the old place isn't.

Surely the above is an improvement on what is there now - unless people actually like a dirty, crumbling, cold bus station that smells of urine and with drips landing on your head all of the time?

Add to this the new layout for Hanley with Sity Sentral(!) - the bus station will actually become a gateway to the City Centre from public transport and new pedestrian schemes, despite the current upheaval, will improve traffic around the area, get the buses away from the 'accident waiting to happen' that is Town Road and, fingers crossed, see some massive improvements in Hanley.

Lets hope the work on Hanley creates an impetus to see development in other towns, though I doubt it with some decisions coming from the ivory towers in Stoke.”

“there is no pedestrianisation ( amartinone ) unless they have changed there minds again, as far as i know the buses will still be going along stafford st but the different way and along old hall st and even more buses on pall mall street, as for being next to the new shopping center all well and good, unless you are a shop keeper the other end of the town, will people really walk, they can't even walk to the old bus station and that can be seen now with all the bus stops along stafford st. and old hall st.

have a look

http://tinyurl.com/9yymdzh”