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[Brighton] Transport in Brighton TIME FOR A UNDERGROUND SYSTEM.



The Clamp

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Jan 11, 2016
24,289
West is BEST
To be fair in about ten years time the centres of our cities will have far less traffic anyway. As shops disappear, which they will do. As our parents generation dies out the likes of Debenhams and WHSmith will fall by the wayside. Less delivery traffic and less need for cars if you have nothing heavy to carry back.
All major consumable shopping is done out of town in places like Hollingbury or the Holmbush centre.
Within a decade or two most people will only be visiting the centre of towns to meet friends and get food, or get pissed (and we are doing less and less of that).
It will take a little longer in London maybe but Brighton city centre will be unrecognisable in 10 - 20 yrs.
 


Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
49,989
Goldstone
Pedestrianise everything from Withdean to the sea life centre and from Hove Lagoon to the marina. Make more cycle paths, and get a tram set up. Hopefully allowing pedestrian access to Dixons.
And to hell with disabled people!
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,371
West west west Sussex
To be fair in about ten years time the centres of our cities will have far less traffic anyway. As shops disappear, which they will do. As our parents generation dies out the likes of Debenhams and WHSmith will fall by the wayside. Less delivery traffic and less need for cars if you have nothing heavy to carry back.
All major consumable shopping is done out of town in places like Hollingbury or the Holmbush centre.
Within a decade or two most people will only be visiting the centre of towns to meet friends and get food, or get pissed (and we are doing less and less of that).
It will take a little longer in London maybe but Brighton city centre will be unrecognisable in 10 - 20 yrs.

In the last 16 years the number of cars on the road has increased by 5.5 million.
That figure has shown a steady rise with absolutely no sign of abating.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/299972/average-age-of-cars-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom/

All the while Sussex with it's ever expanding population and agressive new home building policy appears to be desperate to join this 'snake'.

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I would be amazed if transportation around Brighton (and the Sussex coast) would do anything but get considerably worse over the next 10-20 years.
 








studio150

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Jul 30, 2011
29,555
On the Border
Having seen how the trams work in both Manchester and Brum this season can't hep but wonder if it is possible for it to be looked into for Brighton and Hove.

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Been done before
 








edna krabappel

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Jul 7, 2003
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Superseagull

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Jul 8, 2003
2,120
They should look to build a monorail from the marina to the King Alfred above the promenade with a link up west street / queens road to Brighton station. It will never happen though.
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,265
To be fair in about ten years time the centres of our cities will have far less traffic anyway. As shops disappear, which they will do. As our parents generation dies out the likes of Debenhams and WHSmith will fall by the wayside. Less delivery traffic and less need for cars if you have nothing heavy to carry back.
All major consumable shopping is done out of town in places like Hollingbury or the Holmbush centre.
Within a decade or two most people will only be visiting the centre of towns to meet friends and get food, or get pissed (and we are doing less and less of that).
It will take a little longer in London maybe but Brighton city centre will be unrecognisable in 10 - 20 yrs.

shopping is a leisure activity and social one too for the youth. Brighton is busier than i remember many years ago, as is Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells. maybe smaller town centres, or those without a focal point are declining but large ones with the "go to" shops aren't going anywhere.
 






mothy

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Dec 30, 2012
2,094
Pedestrianise everything from Withdean to the sea life centre and from Hove Lagoon to the marina. Make more cycle paths, and get a tram set up. Hopefully allowing pedestrian access to Dixons.

As a resident within this area - where would i park my car?
 









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