ePetition - Independent Transport Commission

The city's traffic, transport and parking problems are tackled, if at all, in piecemeal fashion. The 20mph speed limit, exorbitant car park charges, town-centre congestion, lack of a park-and-ride scheme, expensive and underused cycle lanes, high bus fares, parking zones and, crucially for a tourist centre, the alienation of visitors are all subjects of regular comments and complaints in the press and in other e-petitions.

All of these are symptoms of the lack of a coherent transport, traffic and parking policy. Successive administrations have failed to tackle the issues together in a bold and creative way. As a result, Brighton and Hove seems to be slipping inexorably behind other English towns and cities.

Effective management of the urban infrastructure is vital to the city’s future prosperity and quality of life. Too long has this been fudged and sidelined. Let’s make this the top priority at the next local elections.

The petition will be considered by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 20 March 2014

This ePetition ran from 15/10/2013 to 19/03/2014 and has now finished.

95 people signed this ePetition.