Writing prompt generator

1. Should Bath close its historic centre to private cars on weekdays, even if hotel guests must drag luggage from a park-and-ride? One side says Roman streets cannot survive modern traffic without losing what visitors come to see; the other says a car-free centre shuts out older guests and local trades with no other way in.
2. Is a congestion charge on cars entering Manchester’s centre a fair price for cleaner air, or a tax on people who cannot live near their jobs? Drivers should pay for the delay and fumes they impose, say supporters; opponents say it hits shift workers and carers while wealthier residents already ride the tram.
3. Should a city demolish the multi-storey car park on Queen Street and build flats there, even if Saturday shoppers then have nowhere to leave a car? Advocates argue every bay kept for cars is a home not built; retailers warn that without parking the high street empties and the rates that fund the city go with it.
4. Ought a car ban in a city centre stop at emergency vehicles, or should taxis and blue-badge holders face the same barriers as everyone else? One side says every exception becomes a loophole until the ban means nothing; the other says a rule that blocks a wheelchair user or a night-shift nurse is not a safety policy.
5. Would letting only electric cars into city centres clean the air, or merely swap one queue for another? Proponents say tailpipe fumes are the harm worth targeting; critics say electric cars still take road space, still injure people on foot, and still crowd buses off the street.

1. Should cities ban private cars from their town centres entirely? Argue for the side of a shopkeeper on a high street whose trade depends on drivers stopping by, against a resident who has spent years breathing exhaust outside her window. Side A might argue that car-free zones revive local business by making streets safer and more pleasant to walk; Side B might argue that drivers, disabled residents and delivery firms lose access and that shops depend on parking.

2. Is it fair to charge drivers a daily fee to enter the city centre? Argue for a transport planner who sees congestion charges as the only lever that works, against a delivery driver who says the charge punishes people with no other way to earn a living. Side A might argue that pricing reduces traffic and funds buses that serve everyone; Side B might argue that the fee falls hardest on low-income workers and small firms with no alternative.

3. Should a city replace its central car parks with public green space? Argue for a retired gardener who wants trees and benches where the concrete sits now, against a councillor who argues that the parking income keeps the library and the swimming pool open. Side A might argue that green space improves health, cools the streets in summer and draws people into the centre; Side B might argue that without parking revenue, essential services will be cut and the public will lose more than it gains.

4. Do electric cars solve the problem of cars in city centres? Argue for an engineer who believes battery vehicles will clean the air without taking space away from people, against a cyclist who says electric cars still clog the roads and kill pedestrians at the same rate. Side A might argue that zero-emission vehicles remove the worst pollution while keeping the freedom of driving; Side B might argue that electric cars keep the space, weight and danger problems of petrol cars, so the city still needs fewer cars, not just cleaner ones.

5. Should cities let residents keep a car in the centre if they have no garage? Argue for a young family in a flat above a bakery, who needs a car for a child with a medical condition, against a neighbour who wants residential streets cleared for children to play. Side A might argue that people in old buildings without off-street parking should not be shut out of their own homes; Side B might argue that a few cars on every street keep the rest of the neighbourhood from ever becoming safe or quiet.