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Jack
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by Jack »
454 flats and no car parking , sounds sensible .
looks like every other tower block .
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Kwacky
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by Kwacky »
Twenty somethings aren't into car ownership. The figures in cities for that age bracket taking up driving is pretty low.
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StMarks
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by StMarks »
Kwacky wrote:Twenty somethings aren't into car ownership. The figures in cities for that age bracket taking up driving is pretty low.
Who needs a car, with that sort of height you could nip up to the roof in the morning & hanglide to work.

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by duke63 »
The article mentions there are plans for a lot of high rise developments near the new HS2 station.
I still do honestly believe that within 15 years we will have to try and live without cars as a commuting tool.
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by D41 »
Looks like it will offer a spectacular panoramic view of beautiful downtown Birmingham.
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Monty
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by Monty »
I've been working on this, I wrote part of the spec for the mechanical design consultant. (a very small part).
The developers model is luxury apartment short term rental.
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