Its a sad indictment of our times when the elected representatives making decisions on our behalf, do so safe in the knowledge they are not going to have to live with the consequences of those decisions.
It must make the difficult decisions a lot easier to make.
Having spent 6 years undertaking my own school run as my son attended Rumney High School, whilst at the same time being the manager of the local fishing tackle shop which used to exist directly opposite Rumney Rec I have witnessed at first hand the traffic (both vehicular and foot) which Rumney High School can generate.
If you add to that the traffic which Llanrumney High generates, and bring it all together twice a day everyday, Newport Road, which is a main artery into the city, will become gridlocked very quickly. Leading to misery for local residents trying to go about their business.
Every one of the residents fighting the decision to build the new school on Rumney Rec would agree we want the best schools possible for the children of CF3.
But there must be alternatives to turning a piece of green space which is situated on an already congested crossroads, into a concrete jungle and traffic magnet.
The Cardiff Citizen
