Midland Road traffic after the match

Pretty sure the road has pavements?

 

Tbh I get picked up now, although used to park on Valley Road. There is often plenty of room on the pavements, if there is room you shouldn’t be on the road simple as that. I’m not against closing roads around the stadium, but when I know cars can drive down it I’m not going to walk in the road, especially with a child.

 

e mail he@bradford.gov.uk. They are responsible for the highways and footpaths.
Its the department for Place Network, Resilience and Management
Proper jobs worth who came up with that name
Don't hold your breathe though, i have had dealings with them

 

The club would have to put a request in and then pay for it each time including the closing etc and manning it. So I'm guessing the people to write to would be the club.

The issue I could see with closing the whole road would be the access for those that live on there.

 

Plus the Council tip that is open on match days.

 

Exactly how wide do you want the pavements? They look pretty standard to me when I'm walking along them.

 

I would add to that cars parked on ML on double yellows to go and get their hair cut.

 

If it is just after the game I think the tip is closed by then

 

Most park on pavement to avoid any tickets

 

A few years ago a car sped on the pavement after the game with people jumping out the way and it was a miracle nobody was injured. And there have been other instances to. Closing midland road from 3pm to 6pm would make things safer for fans

 

Not if it’s a 7.45pm kick off . Pulling your leg Park but 100% support your drift.

 

I'd imagine what happened yesterday will form a lot of safety meetings over the summer with the safety advisory groups, the problem of road closures like this is it will come down to who pays for it and how you get it passed when there will be objections from local residents and businesses as the only way to stop traffic is to stop all of the parking for fans and residents have to move their cars before the closure if they want to go anywhere during the closure.
If it was 1 long road it might be easier but with it having so many side roads leading onto it so it requires a lot of closures to close 1 road.

 

The pinch point is always after the match. I'd say to close it for 30 mins when each match is due to end. If you park there you do so knowing you're not leaving for 30 mins unless you leave the game early. If you live there, or have a business there, then it's a 30 mins inconvenience 23 times (plus cup games) a year. Not ideal but hardly the end of the world. Safety first after what happened last night.

 

Yet as soon as people turn right after Midland Road towards Canal Road or either way onto Ham Strasse, the ability to walk on pavements seems to return. People also seem to manage sticking to pavements while walking down Manningham Lane after the game.

Everyone keeps moving while leaving the MR stand without the need for a 10 metre wide concourse so I reckon it's possible for everyone to use the pavements to get a few hundred yards away from the ground and allow all the traffic to do the same.

At the end of the day, if you're in a mad rush after a game, like I am to work a night shift sometimes, leave early and if you want to stay until the end just accept that you'll need to be patient with the number of people attending. It's that easy!

 

Some people seem to deliberately drive on Midland Rd against the flow after the match, I can't believe that people genuinely do not know the football is on.

 

A lot of these are people picking up family or friends who have been to the match too, seen it often.

Unless mobility issues, why would you do that?