"Social distancing and other measures were in place at last flower market and it worked very well"Something doesn't add up.If social distancing is so critical to the point Turnham Green Terrace has been radically changed, why is it the markets are able to congest other areas distancing be damned? Especially with the Antiques market set to take hold on the pavement? The width for pedestrians will be reduced by the width of the trader stalls/vans, people will be drawn to the market along with being drawn to existing shop offers yet there is no possible way to social distance on a reduced sidewalk with a market designed to increase footfall. TGT pavement was widened to increase distancing for existing traders. This market will reduce pavement with for an increased amount of traders.Solution?Take the least used infrastructure real estate and plonk the market there. Right on the cycleway. It can be closed for one day a month (or two if the Flower Market extends as is rumored), stalls can occupy that space and the pavement width can remain as is to accommodate increased crowds and allow for distancing. If the cycle way is what it has been sold to be and it is servicing the community, that would be a small price to pay for supporting all traders both temporary and permanent. If the cycle lane is for commuting, it won't matter either because it's Sunday we're talking about. And in terms of any cargo bikes, simply have a loading bay, as it were, at the east and west end so goods can be brought to the loading bay, put on a bike and distributed from that point.Problem solved.Bit of a win-win-win.
David Lesniak ● 2157d