In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong? What will happen to the Consell de Cent project? Is it possible that the courts will force the city to undo a 26 million Euro investment? What are the implications for city planning in Barcelona? And might the ruling impact future pedestrianization?
Why it suck ? Delivery truck have permission and access to the pedestrian zone, I argue that it is even easier for them because they can stop where they want there is no car moving all around and the floor is flat so its easier to move stuff.
We have streets here that become pedestrian streets during the summer. During those times, delivery trucks come early in the morning while the streets are nearly empty and they stop right in front of the business they’re delivering to. The rest of the year, they have to stop on the side streets because that’s the only place where they don’t block car traffic. They have to wheel everything much further and leave one thing or another unattended while doing so.
That is bullshit. In pretty much all German cities the central shopping mile is closed off to private vehicles. Only delivery services and obviously police/ambulances are allowed to enter during shopping times. It works. Had always worked. Stop making shit up to prop up your own shitty arguments.
In the English town nearest me, all shops have delivery bays at the rear. Yet still they are allowed delivery access on the pedestrianised street in front of their shop, and a few do still use it which is rather annoying. I avoid those businesses because I think they’re selfish to bathe shoppers in fumes and brake dust.
In depends what you mean by the means. They all have rear doors and either stock room doors or shop entrances back there. Some might have to repair their rear doorbells and some might have to instruct their suppliers to deliver to the rear.
That sums it up
Also if you run a shop it’s nice to have increased pedestrian traffic, but it really sucks every time you have to restock
Why it suck ? Delivery truck have permission and access to the pedestrian zone, I argue that it is even easier for them because they can stop where they want there is no car moving all around and the floor is flat so its easier to move stuff.
Unless there’s a bunch of pedestrians around. No driver ever wants to navigate through crowd
We have streets here that become pedestrian streets during the summer. During those times, delivery trucks come early in the morning while the streets are nearly empty and they stop right in front of the business they’re delivering to. The rest of the year, they have to stop on the side streets because that’s the only place where they don’t block car traffic. They have to wheel everything much further and leave one thing or another unattended while doing so.
That is bullshit. In pretty much all German cities the central shopping mile is closed off to private vehicles. Only delivery services and obviously police/ambulances are allowed to enter during shopping times. It works. Had always worked. Stop making shit up to prop up your own shitty arguments.
In the English town nearest me, all shops have delivery bays at the rear. Yet still they are allowed delivery access on the pedestrianised street in front of their shop, and a few do still use it which is rather annoying. I avoid those businesses because I think they’re selfish to bathe shoppers in fumes and brake dust.
Do they have the means to deliver from the rear? I would think that it’s more convenient for the business too if they could do that.
In depends what you mean by the means. They all have rear doors and either stock room doors or shop entrances back there. Some might have to repair their rear doorbells and some might have to instruct their suppliers to deliver to the rear.
Dude its called a simple “excuse me”
As others said, obviously there will be exceptions for deliveries, emergency services, disabled people, etc