Yeh, the Brighton Center is shite and needs replacing but what relevance is this to a discussion on cars?
Also, clearly I'm a simpleton but how does improving parking (and aside from making it cheaper how do you propose it is improved?) reduce congestion?
I don't think that the hotel trade plays any major role in Brighton's economy. Most of the Tourists who visit Brighton are day trippers from London many of whom already arrive by public transport and who would probably be receptive to improvements in this area and who would likely be receptive...
This is like the leaving early at the Amex debate, rather than looking at the bigger picture (and in turn realising that what they're doing is ugly and harmful) people just invent excuse after excuse after excuse to carry on doing what is simplest and easiest no matter how selfish.
Your...