“I'm not a bit surprised to hear Uppingham Road is within its pollution limits, all the heavy, polluting, damaging traffic is trundling down the A563 (Colchester Road/Hungarton Boulevard), and making life hell for the residents who live there.

As for the fact that Glenhill Boulevard is confirmed as the most polluted road in the city, and is another part of the A563 Outer Ring Road, well, all I can say is 'told you so'. It just publicly answers a fact we have known for many years, and fullly supports our criticism of the 'A46/A47 Link Stage II' which was totally ingnored by the planners at the time .”

“Having worked in the application of control systems for many years, I believe that the pollution issue is entirely contrived by the Council(s) as this will lead to Congestion charging (More tax revenue).
They know how many people need to travel, therefore the peak loads are known. Yet they still build, or allow to be built systems like the new arrangement on Vaughn way by the Curve Theatre where they owned or controlled the land so they chose how it should be utilised. The traffic through there is stopped at least 3 times between the bus station and the underpass in either direction. Stopping and restarting traffic increases pollution. It is much better to keep it moving at slower, smoother pace.
Now, these schemes cannot be a mistakes as highly paid and competent people have been involved in its approval, organisation, and construction. So it is deliberate.
The committment to "Leicester Environment City" is to make controlled congestion certain so that punative charging can ensue, and the Council will then praise themselves mightily for their excellent solution and increased revenues.
Don't let them dupe us into believing their reasons. If we do, before you know it, they'll be closing or selling care homes and schools and other facilities for cost reasons, when the real cause is because they do not have the management skills to run them effectively.
Or is it really caused by poor strategy, poor co-operation between departments, poor management of projects and traffic schemes.
Oh, and watch out for nice big shiny plaques on these wonderful schemes showing the names of the high and mighty taking the glory.
You decide.
Baz”

“The blame for this sits at the door of the city council, for their incompetent traffic mismanagement. They have said they dont want cars in or around Leicester, they are unable to get rid of them completely so they are deliberatly making life as difficult as possible for motorists by creating as much congestion as possible. Traffic light timings, little traffic islands at bus stops are just two examples. They dont care none of them are from Leicester or probably dont even live in the city.”

“yes its right, but not only traffic light or traffic there are many things 1, nearly 200 car garages of car repairs in latimer and belgrave ward 2, many bus stops on melton road 3 lots off traffic lights is well.”

“I remember reading a statement from the city council a couple of years ago in which they stated they would drive cars out of leicester by making car driving in leicester as difficult as possible in an effort to promote public transport - well this is a direct result of that policy so we know where the blame lies!”

“ar well keep paying your car tax”

“"Our ancestors survived without owning cars and we can too"

This +1 - I couldn't agree more.”

“If they had built Glenhills Way to Asquith Way as dual carriageways, as planned back in the 1930's, then the traffic would not get snarled up. What brain dead over qualifed person thought of three lanes to two then two to one then one to two etc, etc. And then put in as many traffic lights as possible.
Make it all two lanes in both directions and let's have a ring road!”

“This is exactly why Leicestershire County, and Blaby District Council,needs to sit up and TAKE NOTE. It is absolutely obvious that any proposed new development in and around the county will only contirbute to even MORE POLLUTION !! - It really is time to say NO! - Enough is enough. The A47 and many other major contributory roads into the City Centre are over loaded and over polluted. The EU has a level to ensure the safety of EVERYONE, its not there as a reference, it is there to protect us ALL! - So Blaby District Council in particular, PAY ATTENTION, STOP MAKING EXCUSES and creating reasons to go ahead with the proposed development at Lubbesthorpe. Use your common sense, and say NO to any more expansion, that will just increase, an already unacceptable pollution level, here in Leicestershire.”

“Trams, inner city train lines, adopting a system similar to the Oyster card we have down here - it's cheaper, easier and would work perfectly well on the new trams and trains as well as the new buses. why not build a small underground railway network? clearly the city needs it - the london one was built because of pollution and over used roads, seems to be the same as here...

trams and subways will allow the city to expand organically too, rather than crazy expansion schemes, the city would flourish around stations into a plethora of miniature cities all gathered around the stations; look at london, look at paris, heck, look at nottingham as much as it pains me to say - their trams have made their city much better.

I don't really understand, how can it be the case that I can travel from south east london to far north west london and it'll cost me £1.20 for the whole journey, but in leicester i want to travel from beaumont leys shopping centre to town it costs me £1.80? although the last time i did that journey was a few years ago.”