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Thanks for the insight. From a distance, it looked like sites had been identified and there was a 'not in my back yard' attitude. It seems it wasn't quite as clear-cut as that. However, while I agree with you about the political opportunism demonstrated by Labour, it seems there's something...

It's not true to say the council isn't looking at Park and Ride sites, it earmarked a couple of places but residents protested too much so the plan was shelved - the NIMBY problem is a persistent one in B&H. Besides,we had a Park and Ride system in Brighton for some years - it was scrapped...

London's congestion charge doesn't apply to weekends but that's a period when Brighton's traffic's particularly bad. Also, where would you have the boundary? And who would pay for the charging infrastructure? London's was needed as the congestion was awful but, even at rush hour, Brighton's not...

It's an interesting question There are plans afoot. Toad's Hole Valley is obviously one and there are other developments planned. The problem is development plans keep getting voted out (King Alfred's, Anson House etc). People want to move down here though so if no houses are built, by the laws...

Ah, a sensible comment: some of the comments on this thread make me despair about the lack of political awareness. All political parties are looking to reduce car use in cities. As someone mentioned earlier, there was an all-party report just yesterday making recommendations about how to boost...