{"id":29474,"date":"2018-11-08T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=29474"},"modified":"2018-11-08T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T11:30:16","slug":"revised-plan-for-cardiff-bus-station-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/08\/revised-plan-for-cardiff-bus-station-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Revised plan for Cardiff bus station approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29349\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-300x197.png 300w, 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29349\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-1024x673.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-770x506.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/45488594_255135791862224_5507887762860146688_n-500x328.png 500w, 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\/>\nCardiff Council will reinvest a \u201cgreat majority\u201d of \u00a31.76 million it will receive from the developers to further improve Central Square.<br \/>\nRNIB Cymru is concerned the scheme could create conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists in and around Central Square.<br \/>\nIn the revised plan, the 500-space cycle hub will be reduced to 200, split between several locations around the site.<br \/>\nCouncil officers say this is to encourage cyclists to dismount and park their bikes.\u00a0Further cycle hubs may be added around the area later.<br \/>\nCardiff Civic Society is also concerned about the size of the station and air pollution that may arise from the site, suggesting a two-minute turn around for buses is unrealistic.<br \/>\nBut council officers say each bus stop wouldl accommodate seven buses per hour and\u00a0 pollution could be reduced if cleaner hybrid or electrical vehicles were to be used.<br \/>\nOther objections included the number of trees being reduced to two and not enough being done, other than solar panels on the front of the station, about renewable energy sources or &#8220;green roofs&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe council has said it will raise the suggestions in future stages of the plan.<br \/>\nConstruction by developers Rightacresis due to start early in 2019 and is expected to be finished by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLANS for a new bus station in Cardiff city centre have been approved by the planning committee. The revised plan includes 14n bus stands, a large open public space and shops. The transport hub will also include 305\u00a0 apartments, about 10,000 sq ft of office space, and a car park with 249 spaces. It will be built on the site of Marland House and the NCP car park opposite Central Station and beside the BBC building in Central Square. 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