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Pickles and jam jars

When it comes to parking, Eric obviously has a bee in his bonnet. But has he a clue?

John Dales
19 September 2014
“Quick! The warden’s coming. Back to your cars!” (photo from The Mirror/PA)
“Quick! The warden’s coming. Back to your cars!” (photo from The Mirror/PA)

 

The record shows that it was eight months ago (in LTT 640 to be precise) that I wrote a ‘StreetTalk’ piece entitled ‘Parking. Again. Sorry’. That being so, I suppose the title of this piece ought to be ‘Parking. Yet again. What can I say?’ But, if Eric Pickles isn’t apologetic about frequently revisiting the matter of parking – and he most certainly is not, then why should I be?

I do not write not simply because Eric speaks, however; I do so to...

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

j.dales@urbanmovement.co.uk
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