Its a real nuisance. I wonder what the hold up is.

"Pedestrian walkway will be provided" this hasn't happened, has it?

100%. Its just such a non argument. Emergency vehicle drivers still have responsibility, they won't just barge into people because they're a bit death, I see it all the time with drivers.
Even with context I'm generally confused by their reasoning.
youtu.be/fUHtN0nNRd4?...

The station gyratory wasn't part of the Shrewsbury Moves strategy developed by PJA, Shropshire Council just claimed it supported it. The Loops strategy would need to undo a lot of what this project has implemented.
But agreed I hope they'll be careful with how they implement changes in the future.

So many commentators (and apparently Reform councillors) seem to think the council can radically change or undo the project on the fly. For free.
Draining isn't it?

For context, yes the fire station is nearby.. but Councillor Minnery's safety concerns still feel a bit hollow when the solution people are needling for is to remove the segregated cycle lane.

I'm guessing this is what the council mean by priority. Via www.greatercambridge.org.uk/asset-librar...

Yep. I'm surprised they didn't cover up the cycle signs, 5 months is a long time.

The kerb segregation they've put in near the floating bus stop looks chunky so I'm hopeful the rest is good quality. 👀

The thing is the team behind this event isn't from "Haughmond Hill", they'll be driving from Shrewsbury etc. Parkrun needs a more defined ethos that offers guidance to people setting up events.
The information in my original screenshot should have been enough for someone at HQ to veto the venue.

I believe this one was setup by the same group that organised the Severn Valley parkrun, which is slightly less remote and averages about 100 people.
I'm not aware of any plans for more.

Wouldn't it make more sense to focus on the ~40% of Shropshire living in urban environments? At least make sure the venue is accessible to a local community?
If someone is going to drive anyway then they've already got a load of options available to them.

The organisers have suggested they're expecting an average of about 50-100 people and they'll probably cancel the event when Shrewsbury or Telford aren't on. 🤷‍♂️

For the record: I like Haughmond Hill. It's a nice place, especially in the spring with the bluebells. I can see the attraction of hosting it there over of a suburban recreation ground or doing laps around a cycle track.

Just frustrating to see a lack of vision from the parkrun movement.

Shropshire now has 7 parkruns, only 3 are in urban areas. The rest are attached to tourist attractions that only serve the people who drive to them.

Shropshire's first parallel crossing. 🎉
It'll be interesting to see how well used this route becomes.

Definitely a few where I'm conditioned to wait for the junction phasing instead of pressing the button. Bloody gyratories.

Reform voted against the biochar plant in Ludlow citing Tice's tweets as a risk assessment! Its an industrial project that will benefit the local economy but all she read is "carbon credits" youtu.be/92NqyssPRAI?...

I'm sure people will moan about the loss of free parking spaces but really hard to justify them when there is a large 80p/h car park nearby.

I've not read Nigel's book but there is an exhibition about the wool industry at the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. A lot it was used to create garments for the slavery trade in America.
This free ebook seems pretty well sourced too:
www.commonthreadspress.co.uk/products/wov...

We have some in Shropshire, they're disconnected and most of the signs are looking a bit sad now.

CPRE has some information on them. I think the legislation is nearly 20 years old, it would be interesting to see if they've had a positive effect. www.cpre.org.uk/wp-content/u...