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Changes to Brighton in the last 20 years
- Thread starter Racek
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Return of the Rev
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blastard coffee shops
Bevendean Hillbilly
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The county hospital has turned into a behemoth.
Return of the Rev
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parking meters
Dr NBC
Former Insider
The Green Party.
This is going to be an interesting thread.
dougdeep
New member
Parking.
For the worse:
- homeless people sleeping all over the place. Went to the theatre royal on tue evening and the streets around there are full of them. Makes the town centre look like a tip. They should be forcibly removed to hostels.
- parking charges which are a disgrace.
- bus lanes
- 20mph speed limit
- least car friendly town in the UK
- the state of Volks Railway. The stations are in desperate need of refurbishment. It's an embarrassment.
On the positive side the western end of western road is looking a lot better with some interesting independent shops and the walk from Hove along Church Road and Western Road to Brighton is now a very pleasant one.
- homeless people sleeping all over the place. Went to the theatre royal on tue evening and the streets around there are full of them. Makes the town centre look like a tip. They should be forcibly removed to hostels.
- parking charges which are a disgrace.
- bus lanes
- 20mph speed limit
- least car friendly town in the UK
- the state of Volks Railway. The stations are in desperate need of refurbishment. It's an embarrassment.
On the positive side the western end of western road is looking a lot better with some interesting independent shops and the walk from Hove along Church Road and Western Road to Brighton is now a very pleasant one.
The Large One
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Bus lanes that make things worse
parking meters
He said 'changes', not 'similarities'.
Being re-built soon.
AlbionKebabs
Member
What a shame these disgusting people with no place to live ruined your trip to the theatre.
The Large One
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Changes -
Negative
Western Road in Brighton has become a lot more chavvy
Too many cars
Expensive bus fares
House prices
Positive
Increased and improved public transport (see 'negative' for the cost of that)
New stadium
North Laine (a dump in 1993)
New sculpture 100 yards off the beach
Same
Intangibles
- Sense of optimism
- Sense of creativity and entrepreneurialism
- Sense of sticking two fingers up at convention
Negative
Western Road in Brighton has become a lot more chavvy
Too many cars
Expensive bus fares
House prices
Positive
Increased and improved public transport (see 'negative' for the cost of that)
New stadium
North Laine (a dump in 1993)
New sculpture 100 yards off the beach
Same
Intangibles
- Sense of optimism
- Sense of creativity and entrepreneurialism
- Sense of sticking two fingers up at convention
Colossal Squid
Returning video tapes
The homeless issue is an interesting one.
I can't tell if I just notice it more or if the numbers really have swelled in recent years but it seems to me to be impossible to avoid hoardes of beggars wherever you go in the town centre these days.
Last weekend a homeless guy on the Steine told me to go **** myself after I politely declined to give him any change. I was minding my own business, heading off to meet a friend and I get abused in the street. Completely unnecessary. I am sympathetic to those who have nowhere to stay and I try and help where I can but I can't just dish out money to every one of the thousands of beggars pestering me on the street, it's not realistic. Why does this make me a target of abuse? It does nobody any favours as I'm now even less likely to spare a bit of change or a cup of tea as I cross the road to avoid these people.
I can't tell if I just notice it more or if the numbers really have swelled in recent years but it seems to me to be impossible to avoid hoardes of beggars wherever you go in the town centre these days.
Last weekend a homeless guy on the Steine told me to go **** myself after I politely declined to give him any change. I was minding my own business, heading off to meet a friend and I get abused in the street. Completely unnecessary. I am sympathetic to those who have nowhere to stay and I try and help where I can but I can't just dish out money to every one of the thousands of beggars pestering me on the street, it's not realistic. Why does this make me a target of abuse? It does nobody any favours as I'm now even less likely to spare a bit of change or a cup of tea as I cross the road to avoid these people.
dougdeep
New member
You don't make sense sir.
The Large One
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It doesn't make you personally a target of abuse necessarily. There's a reasonable chance he'll say the same thing to the next person.
Bear in mind that that it's not uncommon for a lot of homeless people to also have mental health issues. Whether that's the case here is another issue, of course.
The Large One
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I make perfect sense.
The thread title asked about 'changes to Brighton in the last 20 years'. Parking has been a problem in Brighton for 30 years or more - whether by cost or availability.
So 'parking' as an issue is a similarity, not a change.
dougdeep
New member
No, it's a lot worse. I use to drive into Brighton and park for free above the station and get any clothes shopping along Western Road. Now I would have to queue for a multi-storey and pay, so I street park in Eastbourne instead. Do you drive?
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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yeah but the worse bit is that they ruin theatre trips...
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
He said 'changes', not 'similarities'.
PLENTY OF SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN STRANGLED BY THE SPREAD OF METERS FROM THE CITY CENTRE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS