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I notice that happyhippy is embroiled in a bit of an argument elsewhere about parking around Bramall Lane on match days - apparently, the residents were unaware of the obviously minuscule structure that is Bramall Lane and the fact that it tends to hold these things called "football matches" every other Saturday for the majority of the year.
Between the people who believe that their mortgage or rent extends to the patch of her Maj's highway outside their house and the idiots who chose to block peoples' drives... there are sensible people who are just trying to find a place to park on a match day.
The problems are only going to be cast further afield when/if the proposed permit scheme comes into place.
So, dear Blades fans, what would your remedy be?
Mine would be simple. Offer park and ride buses from the over-flow carparks in Meadowhall (that are only ever opened in deepest December, and never full then), Crystal Peaks/Drakehouse Retail Park and somewhere just outside Chesterfield (loads of works units that aren't open at weekends). Obviously there would have to be some coordination between the club, the council and the owners of the carparks as to who pays for what etc. but the model in other cities shows it's workable. Cardiff was £2 to park and that ticket entitled 5 of us to get on the bus.
I would close Bramall Lane, John Street, Shoreham Street and Cherry Street for an hour after the match (sod all the rich buggers who've "earned" the right to park in the car park) and have a number of buses parked ready on these roads to take people back to each of the car parks.... as soon as one is full, it has a clear run around the ground to head off to where it needs to be. An hour after the game... open up the roads and you've got rid of a fair chunk of fans.
These buses would have to be reliable (as the normal services just aren't) and run throughout Saturday mornings. They'd also have to be fairly cheap (as the normal services just aren't).
That would be what I'd do anyway. Pick holes in it as you wish, but let's hear your ideas too.
Between the people who believe that their mortgage or rent extends to the patch of her Maj's highway outside their house and the idiots who chose to block peoples' drives... there are sensible people who are just trying to find a place to park on a match day.
The problems are only going to be cast further afield when/if the proposed permit scheme comes into place.
So, dear Blades fans, what would your remedy be?
Mine would be simple. Offer park and ride buses from the over-flow carparks in Meadowhall (that are only ever opened in deepest December, and never full then), Crystal Peaks/Drakehouse Retail Park and somewhere just outside Chesterfield (loads of works units that aren't open at weekends). Obviously there would have to be some coordination between the club, the council and the owners of the carparks as to who pays for what etc. but the model in other cities shows it's workable. Cardiff was £2 to park and that ticket entitled 5 of us to get on the bus.
I would close Bramall Lane, John Street, Shoreham Street and Cherry Street for an hour after the match (sod all the rich buggers who've "earned" the right to park in the car park) and have a number of buses parked ready on these roads to take people back to each of the car parks.... as soon as one is full, it has a clear run around the ground to head off to where it needs to be. An hour after the game... open up the roads and you've got rid of a fair chunk of fans.
These buses would have to be reliable (as the normal services just aren't) and run throughout Saturday mornings. They'd also have to be fairly cheap (as the normal services just aren't).
That would be what I'd do anyway. Pick holes in it as you wish, but let's hear your ideas too.
