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Too small, trees will have TPOs on them plus it’s green. The space I said is the perfect area. That’s a good area to focus on round there. Plenty space for little pop up events like a Christmas market and other World Cup type fan areas and stuff. Summat like a stack or something similar would get people in round there. That’s the way towns are going rather than shops which are pretty fucked tbh.It’s a shame the Vaux site isn’t further developed as a venue overlooking the river would be a great location.
Alternatively, Bishopwearmouth green is underused yet quite central to both the Empire area and the southern end of Green Terrace
Aye 3 northbound.
2 inside lanes barriered off.
There was one daft twat shouting & banging on the side of a Tesco delivery van after the MK Dons game - your lot??
HAVE THEY NOT THE THE OLD MODEL FROM ABOUT 10-15 YEARS AGOHard to believe that they would sanction £6m on a feasibility study and design of a footbridge that’s not needed and would be impractical. The rest of the suggestions are great.
If the Sheepfolds was developed to its potential it would be needed. The infrastructure has to be in place first.Hard to believe that they would sanction £6m on a feasibility study and design of a footbridge that’s not needed and would be impractical. The rest of the suggestions are great.
Pie in the sky.We ll see the same bluprint repirted in the Echo in 3 years time.The blueprint is pribably expected to be started in the year dot.£200million Sunderland blueprint for new River Wear footbridge, schools, Vaux car park and other major projects revealed
A footbridge over the River Wear, new schools and more development of the city centre, riverside and seafront all form part of a potential £200million investment bonanza for Sunderlandwww.sunderlandecho.com
Pie in the Sky or a new dawn?
The pedestrian footbridge is needed.It will open the vaux site and sheepfolds stadium park up to each other.Lets not forget that footbridge was first envisaged circa 2002 but went to Gateshead instead with them getting the funding for it and Sunderland missing out ( again )Hard to believe that they would sanction £6m on a feasibility study and design of a footbridge that’s not needed and would be impractical. The rest of the suggestions are great.
2002HAVE THEY NOT THE THE OLD MODEL FROM ABOUT 10-15 YEARS AGO
Pie in the sky.We ll see the same bluprint repirted in the Echo in 3 years time.The blueprint is pribably expected to be started in the year dot.
The pedestrian footbridge is needed.It will open the vaux site and sheepfolds stadium park up to each other.Lets not forget that footbridge was first envisaged circa 2002 but went to Gateshead instead with them getting the funding for it and Sunderland missing out ( again )
Pie in the sky.We ll see the same bluprint repirted in the Echo in 3 years time.The blueprint is pribably expected to be started in the year dot.
The pedestrian footbridge is needed.It will open the vaux site and sheepfolds stadium park up to each other.Lets not forget that footbridge was first envisaged circa 2002 but went to Gateshead instead with them getting the funding for it and Sunderland missing out ( again )
Look at the Sunderland arc plans of the early 2000s for the Vaux and yes there was a serious plan to develop this footbridge.The lottery funding was diverted to Gateshead Millenium Bridge.You cant just dismiss recent history away.Im not sure funding for Gateshead's bridge had owt to do with Sunderlands plans mind.
There was a footbridge on the pictures released by the ARC & Tesco but both of these were just visions of what a fully developed vaux could look like. Theres never been any serious plans to implement a footbridge until now.
Reading the report it does say the footbridge is in its infancy, so probably be about 5 years before it gets built. By which time it should hopefully be needed more with a bit more development around there.
I said circa 2002.It may have been sooner.The Gateshead bridge that was completed in 2001?
Probably rightIs there a genuine timescale, or is it a coulda, woulda, shoulda never get off the ground grandiose feel-good idea?
Over the last 15-20 years there have been loads of grand scale plans that never ever got off the ground.Its hard to belueve there are some muppets who get on here and try to defend this poor excuse of a council.They should get some tall buildings put up around the city centre
Like that "spirit of Sunderland" building on holmeside that never got built
Look at the Sunderland arc plans of the early 2000s for the Vaux and yes there was a serious plan to develop this footbridge.The lottery funding was diverted to Gateshead Millenium Bridge.You cant just dismiss recent history away.
I said circa 2002.It may have been sooner.
Probably right
The more capacity for cars, transport and car parks we have the better surely? Last thing you want is to develop everything else and end up gridlocked and nee where to park all the time. Some people are thick as shit like.The issue is a lot of people believe we will always be in the shadow of Newcastle so will shit on any potential developments.
Some proper ***** are questioning why we need more car parking spaces as there is currently no demand whilst ignoring future developments.
The ARC didnt start until 2002. Your dates dont stack up with regards to funding. And I dont think the ARC ever came up with anything serious. There was an artists impression & that was about it. There was nothing put in motion with regards to funding or planning. So like i said it wasnt a serious plan.
One of the idiotic councillirs in the article has the audacity to say that people were skeptucal about Nissan.The Conservatives brought Nissan.He then goes on about Farringdon WATCH THIS SPACE Row which has been a wasteland for over 10 years.The Northern Spire bridge should have been built at least 20 years ago and the Vaux site purchased off Swallow by the said council in 1999 before Tesco as any decent and visionary authority would have done for a prime site city centre location.His arrogant,distorted,and misguided views sums this councillor bloke up.
Of ciurse it was a serious plan.Why spent thoysands on fees to architects,consultants,etc in the first place if not serious.? Sunderland arc turned out to be a failing development company.The ARC didnt start until 2002. Your dates dont stack up with regards to funding. And I dont think the ARC ever came up with anything serious. There was an artists impression & that was about it. There was nothing put in motion with regards to funding or planning. So like i said it wasnt a serious plan.
Can't say I am too impressed by building a carpark on the Vaux site. That almost comes across as desperate just to get something down on there, although I appreciate the arguments the office workers need somewhere to park (is that carpark next to Vaux connecting to high street M&S not good enough though?)