Interesting letter to the editor in a local newspaper in Georgetown, Guyana. Maybe Philip Saratu read the same letter.
wednesDAY, november 24, 2010 You can send your letters with pictures to: Guyana Times, Queens Atlantic Investments Inc, Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Guyana or letters@guyanatimesgy.com
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Dear Editor,
At any time during the
day, traffic in the city and
that going into and out of
the city is horrendous. Long
lines, lack of parking space
and congestion are making
life miserable for commuters
and motorists alike.
Travel time has increased
as shown below:
Under the Regular Time,
I have taken into account
the typical flow of traffic
and stop lights. The Present
Time reflects the pre-Christmas
season in November.
By the 1st to 2nd week of
December, Georgetown will
be virtually impassable
and more tiresome to move
through.
The city will burst its
seams with people and vehicles
and if, on a regular
day parking is a problem,
then it will be a nightmare,
just give it a few more
days.
Editor, the city is badly
in need of parking facilities.
At one time last
week, I had no choice but to
park on Church Street even
though my destination was
in Regent Street. There is
much more shopping to do
and I can’t imagine fetching
Christmas shopping
or dragging a Christmas
tree for half a mile to reach
my car because there is no
parking nearby.
While on this topic, I
would like to urge store
owners to introduce services
that make shopping
less stressful such as having
store clerks stand outside
on the road to pack
parcels and bags into cars.
Due to the absence of parking,
drivers would have to
remain in their cars, with
hazard lights on, while
someone does the packing
of bags into cars. That
system is faster and would
save us from getting into
trouble with the police.
Congestion and traffic
will not ease; it will get
worse.
During the years, there
hasn’t been any attempt to
alleviate congestion or make
parking easier. The situation
is just getting worst
and worst. Since there is
no space in Georgetown to
construct parking lots that
could hold a lot of vehicles at
one time, the only solution is
high-rise four or five storey
parking buildings to facilitate
vehicles. In developed
societies that are pressed
for space, people found solutions
by building up or down
(underground).
I call on the authorities to
do something fast because,
on another occasion (last
Saturday) I circled Fogarty’s
and Guyana Stores six times
and still couldn’t find one
parking space and this was
at 08:10 in the morning.
Respectfully,
Ryan Torrington
