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[Brighton] Nice Taster Of A Car-Free Central Brighton Today



Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003
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Was smashing walking through a car-free Brighton town this sunny Sunday due to the Brighton Half Marathon. OK there were a few negatives, like public transport was a pig to use due to detours, and it was stupidly difficult for someone on foot to get from beach side of Kings Road to town side, or vice versa. But take away the Half Marathon element of the day and it was a rare glimpse of what the future could be like if the streets of Brighton were to be reclaimed for pedestrians. Bring it on, sooner the better! :thumbsup:
 


GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
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Gloucester
............"a rare glimpse of what the future could be like if the streets of Brighton were to be reclaimed for pedestrians".

.....and cyclists! Don't forget all those cyclists who will relish racing free through their new playground without the tiresome necessity of having to watch out for cars!
 


Motogull

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I was in Norwich this week. Not sure what Partridge made of it, but the pedestrianisation is great.
 




Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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How was the noise level?
 






Stat Brother

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Felt weird for sure not to have the constant background threshold of traffic noise. You only really notice it when it's not there anymore. The town felt curiously BECALMED.
That's the bit none of us realise, just how noisy everywhere is.

For somewhere like Brighton to be becalmed, other than the sound of the odd bus, would be fantastic.

Imagine stepping out of the train station and hearing the sea!!!!
 


Bakero

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Oct 9, 2010
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That's the bit none of us realise, just how noisy everywhere is.

For somewhere like Brighton to be becalmed, other than the sound of the odd bus, would be fantastic.

Imagine stepping out of the train station and hearing the sea!!!!

But what about lazy ******** that want to drive everywhere?
 






Bakero

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Oct 9, 2010
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There's always going to be too many buses & cabs for pedestrianisation.

Whatever happened to that monorail idea from a couple of years ago? That would reduce the above.

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Don't derail the thread, Lanley.
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003
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But what about lazy ******** that want to drive everywhere?

There was a lovely quote somewhere on the BBC website in the week that said something along the lines of the days when you can jump in your personal two ton lump of metal to go and buy a pint of milk are numbered. And rightly so. Tho probably take the introduction of a hefty congestion charge to make a large number of private motorists actually stop and think if their journey is actually necessary. A bit like the 5p carrier bag charge really. That decimated usage overnight.
 




Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Was smashing walking through a car-free Brighton town this sunny Sunday due to the Brighton Half Marathon. OK there were a few negatives, like public transport was a pig to use due to detours, and it was stupidly difficult for someone on foot to get from beach side of Kings Road to town side, or vice versa. But take away the Half Marathon element of the day and it was a rare glimpse of what the future could be like if the streets of Brighton were to be reclaimed for pedestrians. Bring it on, sooner the better! :thumbsup:

Speak for yourself. I had to run 13.1 ****ing miles just to end up back where I started :rant:


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Grombleton

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Dec 31, 2011
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There's always going to be too many buses & cabs for pedestrianisation.

Whatever happened to that monorail idea from a couple of years ago? That would reduce the above.

4637204

That's more of a Shelbyville idea.
 


DumLum

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Oct 24, 2009
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Was smashing walking through a car-free Brighton town this sunny Sunday due to the Brighton Half Marathon. OK there were a few negatives, like public transport was a pig to use due to detours, and it was stupidly difficult for someone on foot to get from beach side of Kings Road to town side, or vice versa. But take away the Half Marathon element of the day and it was a rare glimpse of what the future could be like if the streets of Brighton were to be reclaimed for pedestrians. Bring it on, sooner the better! :thumbsup:

Well people from nearby towns didn't travel so that's not great for your economy.
Surely Electric cars are the future? Can Brighton afford to lose its visitors if you ban cars?
 




Tom Hark Preston Park

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Can Brighton afford to lose its visitors if you ban cars?

The vast majority of matchday visitors to the Amex work around it quite happily by using public transport and P&R. Why not try and expand the Albion's successful experiment to the town as a whole?
 


studio150

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Jul 30, 2011
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Was smashing walking through a car-free Brighton town this sunny Sunday due to the Brighton Half Marathon. OK there were a few negatives, like public transport was a pig to use due to detours, and it was stupidly difficult for someone on foot to get from beach side of Kings Road to town side, or vice versa. But take away the Half Marathon element of the day and it was a rare glimpse of what the future could be like if the streets of Brighton were to be reclaimed for pedestrians. Bring it on, sooner the better! :thumbsup:

What will the council do with the reduction in income from parking permits, parking fines, car parking charges, not to mention the fact there is currently no suitable park and ride site thereby reducing income further due to the lack of visitors.
 


Bakero

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Oct 9, 2010
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What will the council do with the reduction in income from parking permits, parking fines, car parking charges, not to mention the fact there is currently no suitable park and ride site thereby reducing income further due to the lack of visitors.

Let's not improve the quality of life in the city and the health of residents as we'd lose income from parking fines.
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003
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What will the council do with the reduction in income from parking permits, parking fines, car parking charges, not to mention the fact there is currently no suitable park and ride site thereby reducing income further due to the lack of visitors.

The Albion happily operates three P&R sites on a matchday (notwithstanding building work closures). The council could doubtless arrange more. Even the shitty rail network tends to hold fire on their dreaded Bus Replacement services over the Summer months. It could all be managed if the political will was there. IMHO, like.
 




Green Cross Code Man

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Mar 30, 2006
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The vast majority of matchday visitors to the Amex work around it quite happily by using public transport and P&R. Why not try and expand the Albion's successful experiment to the town as a whole?
We put up with an awesome service from southern rail due to the fact we love the Albion. Not sure people love Brighton, the town, enough, to warrant the inconvenience.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
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What will the council do with the reduction in income from parking permits, parking fines, car parking charges, not to mention the fact there is currently no suitable park and ride site thereby reducing income further due to the lack of visitors.

Most councils use the money raised from parking fines etc to fund public transport initiatives. I presume Brighton is no different. Maybe these same initiatives can be funded directly from increased usage as opposed to indirectly via fines?

The centre of Brighton is a total mess with the number of cars and buses on the streets. Something has to change.
 
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