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The resident is Nigel Furness. A resident and perpetual UKIP loser. Still, he got 177 votes at the election.
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[Albion] Green Party attempt to ban cars in Central Brighton
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The resident is Nigel Furness. A resident and perpetual UKIP loser. Still, he got 177 votes at the election.
You need to up your game to be taken seriously by anyone.
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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Having read all the brilliant, well thought out and eloquently expressed arguments against this idea, I all firmly in the 'good idea' camp.
Luckily there are plenty of cities around the world that can provide a model.
Should have done this years ago.
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Luckily there are plenty of cities around the world that can provide a model.
Should have done this years ago.
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BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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I will definitely stop flying into Brighton.I assume all the people supporting this banning of cars in Brighton will also stop flying
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- Apr 5, 2014
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A mayor is always on the council. Her MEP status is ending soon. It was never going to last long this time. Had she been elected MP everything would have changed. It was the Green group's turn to provide the mayor (it goes in cycles).
The Tory candidate in Kemptown was a current councillor. Alex knew she was never going to win. Her standing raised the profile for the Greens though.
Facts, eh ?
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Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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Good idea. Not a resident but think it would be a nice touch.
Anyone that's triggered by this (we're looking at you worthingseagull123 and our resident Nazi)...well at least you're trying
Anyone that's triggered by this (we're looking at you worthingseagull123 and our resident Nazi)...well at least you're trying
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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Are they triggered it just virtue signaling? The lack of a coherant counter argument suggests it is one of the two.
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Taybha
Whalewhine
How will the mayor get around ? will all the traffic cops get the sack ? how will taxi drivers get to work ? will we sign anyone who doesn't drive a car .
It’s only private cars......wouldn’t affect taxis (they’ll love it, no traffic and much more business)
Normally I wouldn’t be the slightest bit interested,but YOU created a thread saying you were heading off for some Winter Sun probably the Canaries mid January, when you put it out in the public domain(Timmy will confirm this) it does become relevant and I do become interested!
n1 gull
Well-known member
I'd love it if they made the town car free, great idea
I do appreciate this is the first time a post on a thread has gone off piste.....I’ll ask him on the original thread, my bad.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
This is part of Mouldy Boots and Chicken Run’s logic that unless you refrain from all air travel, you’re ‘virtue signalling’ if you talk about the environment.
So basically you cannot support making part of the centre of Brighton car free and go on holiday.
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Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Just seems odd that anybody should oppose making the centre of town a far more pleasant place to shop, walk or cycle. Central Brighton is maybe half a mile across, probably less. You can get from anywhere to anywhere else on foot in about twenty minutes. How much nicer it would be for people not to be hemmed in on pavements while cars clog the streets.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Taxi drivers take their taxis home, so use them to ‘get to work’.
Different thread, different topic. Very odd thing to bring up here. Strange boy.
Only if you do not mind being an utter inconvenience to the driver and other passengers, and looking like the village idiot.
Perfidious Albion
Well-known member
The tweet refers ,as an example to York, but when I went there they had large car parks on the perimeter and park and ride buses in. The city was still chocked
I wonder how it would work with pedestrians mingling with the exceptions, like taxis delivery vans, buses etc. That's still quite a lot of vehicles. I'd be allowed, according to the tweet, as a blue badge holder.... I guess we will wait and see.
I wonder how it would work with pedestrians mingling with the exceptions, like taxis delivery vans, buses etc. That's still quite a lot of vehicles. I'd be allowed, according to the tweet, as a blue badge holder.... I guess we will wait and see.
John Byrnes Mullet
Global Circumnavigator
I went to Utrecht in November. Cars are still allowed everywhere except the main Centre of town similar to Brighton. There are bicycle's everywhere but its totally flat for miles. The trams were only Central. Utrecht Central is also a lot smaller than Brighton. I think the bus service is actually better here in Brighton.
Brighton Centre is pretty much car free except for buses/taxis. If we were to go like Utrecht then we would need to stop buses/taxis from North Street and Western Road.
A brilliant idea. And it has been tested and works in many cities around the world.