The Nicholsons Centre is up for redevelopment and I think we would be missing an opportunity for an open-air, green, pedestrianised town centre were we to give the land away to more high-rises.
I want the Borough to look into making a pedestrianised area with integrated greenery and spaces for busking and culture - like a new amphitheatre-style central square.
Maidenhead also needs a proper central bus station to increase connectivity to its satellites and neighbouring towns - Cookham, the Walthams, Bracknell, Ascot - and the land could be used in part for this!
We need to make sure Crossrail expansion benefits the whole of the constituency and Borough and dissipate out extra housing demand where possible with small developments well connected to the centre.
The free Foundation Park bus service is a great example of how Maidenhead's rail connectivity can benefit the whole of the constituency, not just the parts closest to the station.
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