http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Branson vs Pickles Virgin boss wants towns for people, minister wants them for" en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:31:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11011#post-123211 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:21:52 +0000 chdot 123211@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cars...</p> <p>"</p> <p>Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, says it is time to do away with “draconian” parking policies, bollards and speed humps that he claims stop people visiting high street shops. Sir Richard Branson, however, insists towns and cities should be built around people, while charity Sustrans says motorists could save hundreds of pounds a year by switching to sustainable methods of travel for short trips.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://road.cc/content/news/90909-branson-vs-pickles-%E2%80%93-virgin-boss-wants-towns-people-minister-wants-them-cars" rel="nofollow">http://road.cc/content/news/90909-branson-vs-pickles-%E2%80%93-virgin-boss-wants-towns-people-minister-wants-them-cars</a> </p>