It seems that the Bute Parks Alliance refuses to retract their opposition to the access bridge in Bute Park. It does seem to be quite controversial to agree with anything Cardiff Council does these days, so I will be a rebel and press on with doing so.
My return to this issue has propped up for two reasons. Firstly, a Green Party activist brought up the issue at a public meeting I recently attended. Personally, I think for an environmentalist, she wastes an awful lot of her energy on ridiculous causes, feel free to check out her blogs (she has several) here and make your own mind up.
The second reason was that, on one of my occasional bike rides, I found myself in the park held up by a council vehicle as it had to reverse to let another one through, and actually saw the progress of the controversial bridge. Here is a picture for you all.
It's not a very good picture, but you can see the gap in the trees, one of the JCB's, the safety fencing and a building on North Road on the other side. It is also worth noting that trees will be replanted in this gap according to the plans, which are available for all to see on the North Road consruction site wall.
So, I will ask, if the bridge is causing minimal environmental damage (unlike the Royal Welsh College development which is even bigger than I thought it would be, and has brought no opposition by the Bute Park's Alliance) and means that council vehicles are using less of the park, then what on earth is their problem?
Call me whatever you like for saying this, but I am very much of the opinion that the people who are on this group either a) have been misinformed or scaremongered about the council's plans b) have vested interest politically in the area and are trying to make cheap electoral gain c) are delusional.
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