National Highways being asshats?

A couple of questions:

- why do we *have* to assume x number of people have to drive there?

- if a company like Brompton can’t try something like this to move the dial on car dependency then who can?

It is literally a mile from a well-connected town centre. Buses, car-sharing, walking + cycling are all options.

Which National Highways/council/bus companies should be figuring out.

Christ, there are some pussies on here. It is literally a mile from a well-connected town centre. Buses, car-sharing, walking + cycling are all options.

if a company like Brompton can’t try something like this to move the dial on car dependency then who can?

too many people look at something like this and see problems and just fling their hands up and say "can't be done"... what we actually need to do is figure out solutions, primarily because the current way of doing things is just not sustainable!!

"I’ve been wondering for a while though whether it could be possible to make it so that certain new build domestic properties can’t have a car registered to them or insured at that address."

It is common for new build houses within controlled parking areas in Glasgow to be given planning permission with the condition the occupants will never qualify for parking permits.  Like a block built in my sister's street.  She went to view the show flat. Funnily enough the saleswoman never mentioned that fesature.

Christ, there are some pussies on here

I used to cycle ten miles each way and then 5 miles before working from home. However I never had to wait in a long queue for the couple of showers that the offices had.
So I cant blame national highways for being somewhat cynical about the plan.
Going for a plan in the middle perhaps but their plan of all or nothing and then relying on another company seems a tad problematic.

The reality is the majority of people don’t want to walk a mile into the office from a transport hub they’ve had to get to on top. They’ll get in the car and try and park and Highways knows that.

On top the majority of people working for Brompton probably don’t care about cycling, to them it’s a job not a way of life.

I can see both sides to this. Whilst I applaud Brompton for trying to be the change, I can see the planning authorities position too. Firstly parking on a third parities land as a solution is a non starter. Yes, you might get an agreement now, but in 5 years? Or 20 years when that car park is built on..... And ultimately Brompton are asking for planning permission to build an industrial unit, and they might well have the culture and ethos to only employ people who will travel to work by bike or public transport. But think about the life of the building - if I think of any industrial that's been errected for more than 20 years I struggle to think of one still occupied by the same company it was when built. What happens when Brompton go bust or move on to bigger unit in 10 years time? Will the next company have the same ethos or will Brompton pull it down and someone starts over on the site.