Seemingly an arcane topic, but Section 106 monies are those monies provided by developers to mitigate the impact of new houses.

Locally there are still funds available for works at the junction of Hatfield Road and Station Way: these could be used, for instance, to improve the cycle lane (rather short as it heads away from the station, despite the large numbers of cyclists who use this road) or to provide a box junction on Hatfield Road itself – there is clear evidence of the junction being blocked at peak time as cars queue across it.

There is also money which could be used on Watson’s Walk: residents have from time to time pointed out that there are no dropped kerbs on the route from the centre of town towards Cottonmill, despite the number of children who are escorted to St Peter’s School (with their younger siblings in push chairs). This is something that Herts Highways officials could look at again: although works could be expensive. The mini-roundabout at this point is particularly unfriendly to pedestrians.