Albumen
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Yup. Me too. Great stuff. Very happy the council is listening to people, democratically.
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So who is in the 65% of people that agreed to the Vogue Gyratory 'improvements'?
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Yup. Me too. Great stuff. Very happy the council is listening to people, democratically.
Albumen
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It might also get people to think twice about driving if they don't need to.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Albumen
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Just need a few more bike locks now! And a bike lane back down the Amex walk to moulescoomb *coughs*
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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A few less pedestrians getting in the way on the footpaths there and back would be good too
Albumen
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65% supported the idea of better bike lanes through the Vogue gyratory.* 63% approved of the proposed bus and bike lanes on Lewes Road.* Of these, 81%wanted buses and bikes to have their own lanes, rather than a combined one.
Officials say such changes would increase uptake of cycling, reduce traffic by 10%, increase bus use by 25% and improve bus journey times by 30%.
Yes please.
Officials say such changes would increase uptake of cycling, reduce traffic by 10%, increase bus use by 25% and improve bus journey times by 30%.
Yes please.
cliveh27
New member
Do you mean the Gaiety?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Ace comment.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
And, north of the Vogue, they've overcome the problem of conflict between buses and bikes at bus stops. It's clever stuff, like Copenhagen:-
Daffy Duck
Stop bloody moaning!
Blimey, I'd almost forgotten that was there before. You certainly wouldn't name a cinema that today.
Seasidesage
New member
TLO your arrogance is just stunning. I haven't 'convinced' myself of anything this is my opinion which I am entitled too. I did vote, despite the fact that I was pretty sure of the outcome before I voted. I do live in the area, sorry to disappoint you, and it will I am convinced be a disaster for drivers, local business and anyone who needs to get not just in and out of the area but across Brighton too. I don't claim it is my city, in fact given the nature and views of this and previous council's it appears to be anything but...
You seem convinced by the tone of your post that anyone who disagrees with you is somehow beneath you or stupid, I couldn't give a f*** if Councillors all agree or not, you can tug your forelock and know your place if you want. my OPINION is that it will not work, yours is that it will and that we will all live in a utopian Amsterdam trundling along on our pushbikes, we will see. I actually hope you are right, I suspect though that it will take an hour to get out to the bypass, that Coombe Rd will be impassable in rush hour and that Woodingdean will suffer even worse congestion than it does now as people try to avoid Lewes Road.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
There is less traffic on Lewes Road than there was in the 1980s - when the main south coast trunk road went that way. There's plenty of room on the road to provide better facilities for buses, taxis and bikes - especially if the pinch points where congestion is a caused can be smoothed out and anti-social/illegal parking and stopping can be dealt with.
maltaseagull
Well-known member
As an ex resident, why don't they just acquire the buildings in the middle of the system, knock them down and create a much more simple cross roads
shaolinpunk
[Insert witty title here]
I live around there and I'm against it - traffic flow at peak times is bad enough with two lanes
cliveh27
New member
The Large One
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Well, we're at an impasse then, aren't we? I find it's you who is arrogant, hence the equal tone of my response.
It's your tone which is prejudicial. I understand it's your opinion, but you're blaming the '65%' on students. How arrogant is that? You're getting angry over something you don't know will happen - only suspect.
Aside from that - quality rant.
I think everyone can agree that if all the modelling suggests that this scheme will work and if it managed correctly then it will be a success, can't we? It's all in the management. The cycle lane is shit at the moment because everyone thinks they can just park in the cycle lane, which they can because there is no management.
Postman Pat
Well-known member
Sorry to ask again, but no one answered.
The money for these changes is coming from central government, and was a tory idea etc...
But where does the money come from to maintain cycle paths etc... is it from the same pot or from local council road budgets?
Also as all the cyclists are getting excited about the ease of access to the Amex, I assume we wont see any bikes on the walk through BACA anymore? or through Stanmer woods, Some of them are dangerous weaving in and out of pedestrians, especially in the dark.
The money for these changes is coming from central government, and was a tory idea etc...
But where does the money come from to maintain cycle paths etc... is it from the same pot or from local council road budgets?
Also as all the cyclists are getting excited about the ease of access to the Amex, I assume we wont see any bikes on the walk through BACA anymore? or through Stanmer woods, Some of them are dangerous weaving in and out of pedestrians, especially in the dark.
Seasidesage
New member
I've been called worse!
The Large One
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I wonder what percentage of the 82% who responded by saying they were residents are actually in fact students
14.8% of the Consultation Packs that were sent out went to the Sussex and Brighton Universities' Hall of Residence.
7% of the respondents were students.