Readers Letters: Harrogate park and ride would be 'totally unaffordable'

Readers’ Letters is a free weekly column giving you the chance to have your say on issues affecting the Harrogate district. It is an opinion column and does not reflect the views of the Stray Ferret. Send your views to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.

This week, the Stray Ferret revealed that North Yorkshire Council has drawn up options for a potential park and ride in Harrogate. Here is what our readers thought of the idea.

Maybe the council should concentrate on what can be done as opposed to schemes that are totally unaffordable.

John Ragen

Mr Skaith is right. The real challenge is not to put the buses in the gridlock of the existing traffic. If folk are to transfer out of their cars to a bus they need to know it’s going to be quicker overall. So bus lanes will be needed and we know the debate there’s been over only a few metres of these at the Gateway. Until that mindset changes this isn’t going to work.

Ian Brown

So it’s that time of the decade to revive discussion of park and ride all over again. Ultimately, as before, nothing will happen though.

Christopher Smith

The House of Lords is a wealth of knowledge

The Stray Ferret reported this week that Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, handed a petition into Parliament calling on the government to abolish the House of Lords. Our readers had their say on the news.

The House of Lords has a wealth of knowledge that no elected politician could ever have. It’s not the place for elected politicians to put their points of view. It would be good if we didn’t have the type of government we have now. Anti-democratic, abolishing all the things that make our democracy work. Who would scrutinise the bills that came from the Commons if they were from the same party. I think Tom Gordon needs to think about the outcome of his ill thought bill.

Peter Topham

I agree with Graham Dixon - have an elected second chamber.

Ralph Armsby

Do you have an opinion on the Harrogate district? Email us at letters@thestrayferret.co.uk. Please include your name and approximate location details. Limit your letters to 350 words. We reserve the right to edit letters.

If you enjoyed reading this article then please subscribe to read all our content. Subscription costs £4.99 a month or £49.99 if you pay annually.

That works out at less than a pound a week. You will also enjoy exclusive subscriber discounts. Click here to subscribe.