WELL done Paul Willey, it needed saying and you have done just that ("Time to axe foot-streets?" November 18).

Paul's suggestion, however, doesn't go far enough. We need roads opening all over the city.

Those roads that no longer take through traffic are not maintained to a high standard and are just patched up. Many of them now look like a patchwork quilt. Don't take my word for it; just look around where you live.

Paul does not want to see this city die and neither do any of us.

We must generate a sensible concept of access for the future to help businesses to thrive and bring prosperity to all of York's citizens.

Keith Chapman,

Custance Walk,

St Benedict Road,

Nunnery Lane, York.

Updated: 10:36 Thursday, November 24, 2005