bang on. at the mo i use the park and ride. when we're at falmer ill use the train
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Opponents blast "completely wrong" decision
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The Large One
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bang on. at the mo i use the park and ride. when we're at falmer ill use the train
Either from the shop (assuming I'm still trading in three years time) or from home - it's door-to-door to get to Falmer. Peasy.
Jesus Gul
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Her parents named her Jackie Foster but she started hanging out with the Polo set at an early age :falmerspi
Buzzer
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no. 49 or 25 Bus along Lewes Road to the Uni's for me. Easy, easy peasy.
Collar Feeler
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Can't we just contact some lovable rogue pikeys to come and do some badger baiting for a week or two?
Oh dear did i just really say that?
Lord Bracknell
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Chris Todd and I have been debating the rights and wrongs of park and ride schemes ever since the early 1990s.
He's against them because they "encourage motoring" rather than use of public transport. I support them because they reduce congestion in key locations.
There's a sense in which we are BOTH right. In the context of the Albion stadium, Falmer is undoubtedly the site that will lead to the greatest use of public transport. But it would be stupid to imagine that everyone will travel by train - apart from anything else, the railway doesn't have the capacity to carry 22,000 supporters in the hour or so before and after kick-off.
The other big environmental benefit that Falmer has is that it is located in a part of the city where a robust parking strategy really can be enforced. Park within the "exclusion zones" and your car will be towed away. That doesn't apply at Sheepcote Valley, Toads Hole Valley or Withdean.
Barrel of Fun
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Perhaps the club can come up with some sort of 'clubcard' scheme, whereby people pick up points for using public transport, which entitles them to discounts at selected stores...
tedebear
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I support park and ride schemes IF they are sited correctly and are appropriately serviced by buses....I do see his point however - its hardly encouraging people to get out of their cars in the dead of winter to stand around in a wet and windy paddock waiting for a very late bus...
Methinks that starting afresh as we are with a new stadium that people should be actively encouraged to start using p&r from the beginning to "get into the habit"...
To be fair as far as the Withdean experience is concerned I find the P & R very good. I use Mithras House and am usually in my car 20 - 25 minutes after the game.
bang on. at the mo i use the park and ride. when we're at falmer ill use the train
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tedebear
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Sorry I should have said I've never used Withdean as we're train people but have used a couple others in my previous life as a londoner when travelling with friends who supported another *ahem* club and found them lacking!!