Topic ID 3617
On another thread (which is danger of going off-topic) it was suggested that the Railway Street rank could be moved to the bus station as there would be more room for them to park. Whilst agreeing with the sentiment, I'm not sure this would work. If you put them at the far end it would make it difficult for buses to turn and almost impossible for Waitrose lorries to deliver;if you move them nearer to Railway Street, then large vehicles wouldn't be able to get past due to the traffic islands. Moving on to the location of the rank outside the Woolpack. Who on earth thought that was a good idea. Often, vehicles waiting to turn right at the lights, heading towards Bengeo find that when there are cabs in the rank, buses and other larger vehicles cannot get through. Why couldn't the limited waiting area outside Zero's be turned into a rank instead? Apart from not obstructing the flow of traffic they would be nearer to some of the busier pubs and the town centre. I believe that when they relocated a rank in St Albans to be closer to the pubs, the level of disorder was reduced, as people weren't on the street for so long.