FURTHER to my letter on east west traffic across the conurbation using bikes, I am grateful for the feedback received.

This threw up the need for non motor traffic to be able to travel in this direction without being so close from the coast.

We already have the ideal route in place for this.

Other cities in the world are ripping out the motor traffic from their motorways and freeways, that go across cities and conurbations like ours, and reaping the benefits of replacing them with cycle traffic.

As a half way house to this, the ideal solution to address BCP's need to reduce car traffic, universally acknowledged as being completely out of hand here, is as follows.

One lane of the Wessex Way to be a dedicated cycle way.

The other to carry only freight, ie lorries, buses/coaches and only private cars destined for park and rides at Wessex Fields, ie the eastern gateway to Bournemouth.

The Wessex Way as four lanes of traffic alternately at a standstill or racing past noisily day and night at all times, generating pollution and cutting Bournemouth in half has had its day.

It was billed as an economic miracle, but as the traffic has grown and had to be reduced in speed again and again, it is nothing but an outdated economic millstone.

Every day it pours thousands of cars into the conurbation that we don't need or want and certainly don't have room for.

Stemming the flow by banning private cars on this road is the only solution to the cross conurbation damage done to the economy and quality of life of residents caused by this anachronism.

We know from research carried out over ten years ago and acted on all over Europe in various cities and elsewhere across the world, that car traffic evaporates when cycling and walking is made possible again as a means of travelling around a conurbation.

This is not possible in Bournemouth, Christchurch, or Poole, with only a few token gestures having been made to solve our crippled economy and worsening standard of living here.

I look forward to business and civic leaders taking the necessary steps to halt this area's rapid economic decline by dramatically improving the transport choices for residents, employees and customers of businesses.

The current option of traffic jam or traffic jam is frightening off investors, driving away existing employers and ruining retirements.

Susan Stockwell

Poole