Improving traffic flow at Hockley Spa is essential and should take precedence over further attempts to make Hockley look pretty. The shared space option for such a busy junction in an area noted for it's boy racers is simply creating a safety hazard. Timid drivers will slow following traffic to a crawl and queues will be no shorter - more agressive drivers are likly to kill someone. More lanes in the first option plan makes sense. However you should also introduce pelican crossing lights to regulate the flow of pedestrians crossing the road outside Potters. The later is more important for the movement of more ponderous vehicles such as laden trucks and buses as they need to gather speed slowly and a 'dribble' of pedestrians often darting onto the crossing can make for stop start traffic and a potentially sharp braking /jolting stop for us bus passengers. Finally, the biggest hazard in Hockley is created by buses being unable to pull in to the side of the road outside 'Alldays' with a crazy combination of cars trying to turn right coming out of the Co-op car park whilst others overtake the bus. Fix this before making the carpark bigger please!