‘Highland Council just does what it wants’: 20mph limits made permanent; plus Inverness buildings’ future lies in the past?
Replace blocks with a blast from the past?
I've spent the best part of 50 years living in Inverness.
When my family first moved up the road from Dundee we had sheep living next to us in Aird Avenue.
The town has become a city and looks very different now but one thing never changes - those hideous dystopian blocks of concrete that ruin the view of the castle from many vantage points.
I find it baffling that an architect once thought that was what Inverness needed - three soulless monstrosities below the castle.
What's even more baffling is that nobody in the council chamber has ever come up with the idea to demolish them and put up something aesthetically pleasing for the many tourists who visit this great destination.
Imagine if we tore those blocks down, diverted the traffic away from the city centre and built a Jacobite tourist attraction showing what Scotland was like in the 17th century.
Not only would it do wonders for the landscape, it would be a massive draw for Americans and others.
Paul Carmichael
Inverness
20mph limits to remain in place
Highland councillors have voted to retain 20mph limits set up across many neighbourhoods as part of a pilot scheme, despite survey responses suggesting a majority of the public are against them.
“Astonishing that this council just does what it wants. Why bother with a survey on the 20mph limits and just goes with what they want, they all should remember that we employ them and they should do what we want. They can always be removed from their posts when the election comes around and for someone to take their place that will do the job that their employers, the public, requires.” - Mike McGillivray, Nairn
“Having driven HGV vehicles in Highlands and beyond for nearly 40 years I feel the 20mph roll out has been ill thought out. Having 20mph on major trunk routes especially is ridiculous and only holds up traffic, causing more pollution in towns…Nairn being one example. I agree that in the interest of safety 20 is a good thing in built up areas around schools etc but through major towns on major routes eg A96 is bad for business community and others trying to go about their daily lives. The ample amount of safe controlled crossings should be adequate for pedestrians navigating these very busy routes or better still bypasses that were promised years ago would be a much better option to reduce traffic in town centres. Highland Council needs to have a rethink exactly where the 20mph zones should be.” - Martin Davidson, Nairn
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