On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:46:03 GMT, NM wrote:



CJG wrote:
In message , Huge
writes

There are a number of people on these newsgroups, myself included, who
simply will not visit a town where cars are discouraged.


You're not missed.


Pathetic.


Actually to be fair he does have a point that your not missed. If your
too uptight to visit somewhere which is taking a pro-active approach to
an obvious problem. Then its your loss not that town's.

The loss of every customer is a problem for any business, to pretend it
isn't is stupid and short sighted. I'm with Huge on this one, if they
make it hard for me to go there then I go where I'm welcome.

But if it's more pleasant to go shopping in a place with good public
transport and fewer cars, then there will be people who go shopping
there who wouldn't otherwise. It will also be a nicer place to work.

Any transport problem is a complex equation, and it's always a mistake
to assume that one's personal take on it is the most important factor.
If you lose one petrolhead and gain two bus bunnies, it's probably
worth doing.

R