I read with interest your report (Belfast Telegraph, May 2) about the plans
to use the Comber Greenway as a possible route for a bus expressway.
I attended the meeting on May 1 and agree that there is a need for a
dedicated bus route through east Belfast, but destroying a hugely popular
and much appreciated linear park enjoyed by thousands is not the right way
to go.
I notice that it was described in another report as 'a derelict railway'. I
can only assume that the writer of this report didn't bother to visit the
greenway and merely got the information from an out-of-date map, where it is
still labelled thus.
Had he/she taken the trouble to come and see it, they would have found a
well-used, vibrant and attractive local amenity and wildlife refuge in an
area which is totally lacking in anything remotely similar. The proper place
for a bus expressway is on the main arterial routes to/from the city, where
people can access it, not diverting it down a back route merely for
convenience.
Taking a lane from cars, which are the most inefficient users of already
limited road space, is the only sensible way to go.
This will create freedom of choice. People will have the real choice of
having a quick, efficient and stress free journey, arriving on time, or, if
they so wish, continuing to sit in their gridlocked cars wasting time and
money.
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