No car developments

I have heard that a fairly senior council officer resigned over the issue of no car developments in the borough - in particular I believe this was about the dwellings above the new Library (Learning Centre) in Barking. It is widely known that someone has bought up all or most of the flats in that development before they were finished / off plan. (No source for this info at present).

If this is correct, the speculator clearly doesn't see a problem. Neither do I. When people buy or rent these flats, they will know what the car parking situation is and if they don't like it they will go elsewhere if they can. Without a car, they're more likely to spend their money locally, thereby stimulating the local economy. Without the expense of a car, they'll have more money left over to spend, too. And they won't have do get involved in bickering about where to park and how much it costs.

Of course, we'll need the right support for cycling and public transport - we don't want to confine people, but a car free life is possible.