Queen Square Bus Station

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RE: Queen Square Bus Station
That massive concrete barrier between the carriageways could really be replaced with painted lines so buses can at least move around obstacles if safe to do so. The angles of the stands should be less steep to allow the back end of buses to tuck in more neatly, and the large barriers running alongside stands should be removed to allow two buses to load at once. This obviously poses issues if the central barrier is removed from the carriage way in that people will cross willy-nilly, but there is surely some work around for this? They should also introduce smart traffic lights on the St George's Hall end, and all lights along Lime Street to allow for better traffic flow, as right now the lights prevent traffic from moving even when safe to do so. This would help ease congestion in and around the bus station.

Queen Square does need a lot of attention and it needs to be sorted quickly so that it meets the future needs of the city and can accomodate growth for the future. It'd be good to see Sir Thomas Street become better used, and Wirral services terminating at Liverpool ONE, running back via Cook Street and straight along Victoria Street into the tunnels. Alternatively, and I should imagine completely unrealistic, Stanley Street alongside the Metquarter could be opened as a bus only road for Wirral services, with The stretch of Whitechapel in front of The Metquarter re-laid as a one way road. Sir Thomas Street could then be used exclusively for services which run north out of the city completely bypassing Queen Sq such as the 47 and X2.