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Online voting swung it for St Denys Boardwalk |
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
Sustrans 2 have published an overview of the voting for the recent lottery bid that will fund a walkway to connect the paths along the River Itchen over St Denys Beach, which shows the strength of local voting. previously
The voting figures for the different projects bidding for the money are given by Sustrans as follows
| Project Name |
Total Votes |
Online Votes |
Telephone Votes |
| Sustrans' Connect2 |
119,348 |
59,390 |
59,958 |
| The Black Country |
83,556 |
26,785 |
56,771 |
| Sherwood |
48,822 |
18,438 |
30,384 |
| Eden Project - The Edge |
34,559 |
15,758 |
18,801 |
Each project was promoted on ITV, and the $50 million pot eventually went to the project with the most public votes.
Read more about the St Denys Boardwalk project and Sustrans here
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Chessel Bay is just a little further downriver and is home to many waterfowl and other wildlife.
St Denys beach is a natural stop over for much of this wildlife when heading up or down river with the tides.
Increased traffic along this stretch may produce a decline in the rarer birds.
If the boardwalk is to be constructed then I hope some environmental landscaping is also to be considered!