“Let me start by saying that I'm flattered. Not one reply but two! And made during what could only be described as "precious cuddle time".



Now on to your reply. Your analogy does not work.



My kettle only impacts upon me and my family. Your car and its needs, namely the Castle Street redevelopment, do not impact only upon you (and other motorists).



My kettle will be consigned to the scrap heap long before I'm dead and buried (hopefully I'm not tempting fate here), whereas your championed Castle Street redevelopment will probably be around long after you and your car have slipped their mortal coil.



And in direct answer to your question, yes I would care about my kettles efficiency if it was going to have a negative affect on the aesthetics of this city for next 100 year like the Castle Street plans are going to.



This redevelopment is a golden opportunity to enhance the town centre and its amenities, and settling for second best would have huge ramifications for the future development of this city. The two preferred options are tantamount to build a concrete wall or digging a gapping moat between the city centre and its greatest asset, the marina. But that's okay so long as it shaves a few minutes off of journey times I suppose.



I'd like to end by saying that ad hominem attacks are always very telling, and as for your Sierra Leone reference, I can only say that I'm not surprised.”

“As for the public consultation SAL, we were given 2 choices and every household in the area got a vote on them.

I didnt like either for what its worth! However if either DO ensure that this road works better in the future then id go for it! YES because i dont want to be stuck in traffic....Why shouldnt people want to get home earlier from work? I appreciate some people dread going home (Im guessing YOURE one of those people) however the rest of us wanna get cuddled up on the sofa to our better half and make the most of what little free time we get in this country - dont get me started on how we get screwed on working hours compared to the rest of europe!!!”

“Sal answer me a question please, what grade is your kettle in terms of efficiency? Is it an A? Does it boil using minimum electricity? Do you care?? Of course you dont, you just want it to boil!!!

Thats what car users want, a road that flows and is safe!! Its the planners job to sort out pedestrian areas, bridges, subways and the like!

Why should car users care about anything else? Dont we all pay enough taxes to employ (council and highways) staff to do this for us?

Its YOUR attitude I find depressing, youre obviously the kind of person who peeks out of his curtains every time you hear a noise......”

“Thank god for that!

I don't know how many daily mail readers bothered to attend the Castle Street public consultation exhibition but the two preferred options were terrible. They were also, and I think not coincidently, the cheapest of the proposals!

It seems that no attention has been paid to the part the marina could, should and must to play in the revitalisation of Hull. The marina must be reconnected to the city centre. Just look at the success of last years freedom festival! Both of the preferred options actually manage to increase the already unacceptable severance, especially for pedestrians.

As far as the Highways agency is concerned the main goal of this development is to increase the speed at which goods from the ferries and docks can be transported out of Hull and to the rest of Britain.

Lastly, from some of the other posts it seems that there are a lot of people in Hull who only care about how long it takes them to get home from work on a night before they can have their tea.

Very depressing.”

“Yet another contentious report quickly relegated from the front page.”

“Does this story not back up the recent report on the north getting screwed??

Whichever Government gets election will have one Major problem and thats Geography! They ALL believe that England stops at the Watford Gap!

This road needs doing URGENTLY as (obviously) it leads to and from the docks, carries alot of Freight and basically ensures that the traffic in Hull flows (slowly lol) - you only have to see thw grid lock in Hull when theres an accident on this road to back up that point!

Its critical to HULL that this road gets done ASAP, not doing so would be another kick in the teeth to our already savagely beaten economy!

So Cmon all you FAT CAT M.P's, do what youre suppose to and remind youre colleagues that we all pay taxes up here too and would like our share - forget spending it all in Sierra Leone and the like for a year and lets get our own house in order!!!”

“The Marina can be connected to Princes Quay by a pedestrian bridge hung from the car parks
We must not go for a Tunnel for through traffic it MUST be moved through with minimal disruption if the port and other buisnesses are to grow.”

“Advance Warning - Breaking News!..... I will be cycling along Castle Street at peak hours tonight. I have done a risk-assessment - If I survive the traffic hazards I may have a puncture which may delay all traffic for up to 3 hours whilst police, having carried out their own risk-assessment, close the road (for safety reasons) whilst my bike is recovered. Don't blame me - this is Hull!”

“This stretch of road has nothing to do with the City Council it belongs to the Highway Agency so stop blaming The Council!”

“Look at Manchester as the example of how to fight for thefunding you need for the work. Everyone remembers what happened in December 2008 after the No Vote. We were told there was no Plan B and that the opportunity for £3billion of investment in buses trains and trams was lost for good. Now, thanks to extensive lobbying and a lot of pressure from local politicians, the media, businesses and the public the funding is back on the table in the form of the Greater Manchester Transport Fund.

The solution is basically to get the councillors of all colours in Hull, the East Riding and on the South Bank to ALL agree to lobby together to force the Government to make sure it does not back down on its promises. It is a shame really that we do not have the equivalent set up to AGMA (the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities) that works so effectively when it comes to securing transport investment for the region. if only some people had not been so hasty in their desire to kill off Humberside, it could have remained at least in the form of a PTE.

So I say, to make sure that the Castle Street Scheme is not mothballed, lobby hard, everyone and start a Humberside-wide campaign similar to the ones that were so successful in Greater Manchester. It may be time to campaign to "Get our Castle Street Back on Track".”