The whole economy is now based on people travelling to work in their cars. Why? because most people work far from their homes, and public transport is totally inadequate. Instead of inept gestures of chalking footprints on Guildhall Square, David Williams should be justifying his obscene salary of £142K per annum by producing and implementing a sustainable transport plan for the city. Will this happen? No! Why? Because they do not have the ability, if they did they would not be working in Local Government.

Scourge, hear hear.

Mr. Williams is again confusing activity with achievement. How about turning the lights off in the Civic Offices when he goes home? That would be a start - a highly visible one, too! At least the bird life in Victoria Park could get some kip.

How about improving traffic FLOW by not having vehicles waiting unnecessarily at lights where the phasing is messed up.

Or at roundabouts where there is sufficient road space for three lanes (..one left, one ahead and one right..) but the markings allow for only ONE stream of traffic. Have you seen what's been done to Fratton Bridge roundabout? 'Tis a serious accident waiting to happen.

Bus lanes - empty for 90% of the day but occupying 50% of the available road width. In many locations they CAUSE the congestion that they are designed to alleviate. Absurd. Over £4,500,000 spent by Mr. Williams' officers on a duff Bus Portal information system rather than spend the cash on actually providing a bus SERVICE? If there were better public transport, more people would use it voluntarily! It's a bit like getting a "Scalextric" or "Hot-Wheels" set for Christmas, but erm..... erm..... 'batteries not included' and there is nothing actually in the kit to run on the track. Even more absurd.

How about doing something about the heavy goods traffic on the roads? (The City Council's own figures from the www.portair.co.uk website) show that over 50% of Nitrous Oxide emissions are from HGVs with only c.8% from private vehicles.

The same site quotes the second largest contributor to emissions as being domestic households (around twice the level from private vehicles). Perhaps the Planning Consent Committee should consider THAT before giving assent to any proposals from a Property Developer? Strewth! They are even building a block of 6 flats in the BACK GARDEN of a semi-detached property less 100m away from where I live. Portsmouth is already full. We don't need more residents.

How about removing the li

....How about removing the lights at the northern end of the Marketway that effectively restricts traffic from Church Road from LEAVING the City? All those unnecessarily Idling engines are not only producing more emissions but proportionately are producing more than when the vehicle is in motion.

Better flow = less wasted fuel = fewer emissions = targets met = happy bunnies. What Mr. Williams might call a 'win-win' situation.

I'll face the consequences, thank you very much.

We've had a lovely summer so far.

It is noticeable that comments on a major article that criticise incompetent PCC is immediately moved off the front webpage, as this article has been!
The game is up PCC, your overpaid incompetence is now a subject for open debate. There is nothing you can do about it. I and many others know we are being ripped off by incompetent self serving bureaucrats and politicians and we have had enough!

Ref articles: as newer ones come on-line the older ones seem to be displaced down the list. They can often (although not always..) be found on clicking "more news" in the right hand side panel. This one is still there on page 1.