Additional comments about Louth town centre
Question 21
Please use this space to share your ideas about Louth town centre that have not been covered in this survey. We will report them to the Transport Board where they will be considered.
There were 600 responses with potential ideas about Louth town centre, which were grouped as follows:
- parking causing obstruction on the Eastgate narrow section - 89 comments
- pedestrianisation - comments included pedestrianising the whole of Mercer Row and Eastgate through to Fish Shambles plus the Corn Market, Market Place, through to just the Corn Market or just the Market Place. 49 comments
- encourage different businesses and market stalls - 42 comments
- free parking in town centre – 27 comments
- enhance street scene (for example more seating, greenery, and street cleansing) - 26 comments
- improve public transport (including rail, improve bus infrastructure and park and ride) - 24 comments
- free parking in pay and display car parks. Ideas range from a 30min free parking allowance to ELDC tax payers being issued with a windscreen pass to allow free parking - 20 comments.
- keep current parking arrangements – 16 comments
- comment supports a reduction is traffic and the alternative use of space – 13 comments
- extend time for restricted parking – 13 comments
- provide more disabled parking – 12 comments
- narrow pavements and widen footways – 11 comments
- review parking charges – 11 comments
- cycle parking – 10 comments
- increase town centre parking – 9 comments
- traffic calming - 6 comments
- share space on market days - 5 comments
- road condition - 5 comments
- review parking signage - 4 comments
Who took part in the survey
- 982 (74%) of respondents were residents of Louth, followed by 223 (17%) who were responding as visitors to Louth
- there were 44 (3%) representatives of businesses (36, 3%) organisations (0.2%) and councillors (0.2%)
- 74 (6%) of respondents responded in ‘other’ capacity
- those who responded in ‘other’ capacity were:
- residents of nearby villages or towns (54)
- those who work in Louth (7)
- former residents of Louth (4)
- representing an organisation (4)
- those with connection to Louth (3)
- not specified (2)
Breakdown by age (voluntary question for those who responded as a resident or a visitor)
- 428 (36%) respondents were aged 50 to 64
- 292 (24%) respondents were aged 65 to 74
- 198 (16%) respondents were aged 35 to 49
- 163 (14%) respondents were aged 75 and over
- 59 (5%) respondents were aged 25 to 34
- 13 (1%) respondents were aged 19 to 24
- 4 (0.3%) were aged 18 and under
Breakdown by disability (voluntary, multiple - choice question for those who responded as a resident or a visitor)
264 (22%) out of 1205 residents and visitors respondents said they had one or more forms of disability. The disability rate for Lincolnshire is 27.6%.