Cable cars for Brighton and Hove – what do you think?

Here's a novel idea – cable cars from the motorway to Brighton and Hove's seafront. To cut out traffic, pollution and to speed up the whole process, as well as being a tourist attraction in its own right.

The following ePetition is now online an the City Council website:

We the undersigned petition the council to take the initiative and encourage private investment into innovative private projects in Brighton and Hove, at no cost to the council or tax payers, to promote business and employment locally. We ask the council to invite feasibility studies for a new cable car service to take visitors from the motorways directly to the seafront to stop adding to congestion and air pollution in Lewes Road and London Road and other parts of our city.

Nigel Carter of B&H UKIP explains the thinking behind the project:

"A competition could be held to decide the best proposal by inviting residents to vote online and at libraries.

"This could be a money-earner for the council: a private investor could charge fares to repay the build-cost and pay the council a percentage, or a rental or a licence fee.

"It may be an extra visitor attraction with an ideal scenic route to see both the beautiful Sussex Downs and seafront, and could link various attractions and other parts of Brighton and Hove if there is demand.

Locals may use it for getting around town without hold-ups or pollution, possibly encouraging walking and cycling by cutting out difficult parts of current journeys like hills and traffic snarl-ups.

"It could be powered by renewables such as wind or tidal power.

We are looking for entrepreneurial activity to help support Brighton and Hove's future success and solve local problems."

Cable Car System benefits for the community, and eco, described here

A city Cable Car system described inc journey here

This petition, to be found here, will be submitted to the 22 March 2012 Council meeting before being referred to the 27 March 2012 Environment, Transport & Sustainability Cabinet Members Meeting. It runs from 19/09/2011 to 08/03/2012.