Bradford is looking kinda, well, rough! like a lot of Bradford people, I am tired of the aesthetics and feel of the place. Just look at this, for example, the main thoroughfare into the City, and people, whether they like it or not, zip by in their cars and see this.
This is one of the latest news articles today:
http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=81136
We have a huge hole on the other side of town where the Westfield Shopping complex should have been rising into the sky, and only around the corner, close to the University, is another half-finished, but practically dead, city-centre apartments development. The latter has now been left languishing since last summer.
These signs are not encouraging. How can people be tempted to invest in Bradford when we have such a sight at the iconic and decaying towers, complete with summer foliage, casually greeting visitors. Would it not be better to rip them down or shield them from view until we have a definite way forward???? How much does it cost to keep this rotting shell on an acre of prime city real estate? Opposite this, is the old police station, now virtually derelict, and sporting a 25 foot sign proclaiming that it is "To let". No way, Jose. Not in this economic climate, not without parking, and not looking out onto that view.
I implore people to join in with local projects, talk to their MPs and councillors, and pitch in with ideas against this, this tide of apathy.
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