Pedestrian priority should go ahead in Kendal inspite of the lack of park and ride schemes to reduce traffic, according to one transport expert.
Alan James, a specialist transport advisor from the Government's Transport Energy Department, told a special investigation by South Lakeland District Council the town could not afford to wait for all elements of the plan to be in place before pressing ahead with pedestrianisation.
Mr James, who worked on the Kendal Traffic Plan in its early stages, told SLDC's overview and scrutiny committee: "If you wait for everything to be in place at the same time you could wait forever," he said. "When you have done pedestrianisation it will sharpen the commitment to getting on with the rest of it."
The overview and scrutiny committee is due to discuss the finding of its inquiry at a special meeting on Friday, May 28.
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