The East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood trial aims to reduce traffic through residential roads in St George, Redfield and Barton Hill with bollards, planters and bus gates. Its installation has been partly blocked by protesters, and the plans are deeply unpopular among some locals.
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00:00Council bosses have said that they hope opposition to Bristol's Liverpool neighbourhood scheme
00:07in East Bristol will filter away as benefits emerge. They pointed to other schemes in London
00:14which were controversial at first before later being accepted and the rollout of resident
00:20parking zones. The East Bristol Liverpool neighbourhood trial aims to reduce traffic
00:26through residential roads in St George, Redfield and Barton Hill with bollards, planters and
00:32bus gates. Its installation has been partly blocked by protesters and the plans are deeply
00:38unpopular among some of the locals. But other people living in the area have supported the
00:44scheme and have welcomed the measures already installed such as along Beaufort Road. Green
00:51councillor Tony Dyer, leader of Bristol City Council, said that people were naturally
00:55suspicious of change. Protests against the resident parking zones hit a peak in 2014
01:03when a second World War tank was driven from Clifton to City Hall, culminating in a clash
01:08with Free Palestine protesters who were also staging a separate demonstration at the bottom
01:14of the Park Street. Since their rollout, neighbourhoods across the city with unregulated
01:21parking have asked for new zones to be made. Recently, the council promised vouchers to
01:28people living within the trial area on a low income, including 250 of first bus tickets
01:34and a £150 voucher to buy and refurbish a bicycle. A 12-month exemption will also be
01:40given to the trial's bus gates if they need to work.