Through traffic to be banned in parts of Bristol for ‘liveable neighbourhood’ scheme

hawkinspeter wrote:

I had a look at that earlier and thought they were showing a reasonable balance of comments. I don't get the one about it being in breach of the Disabilities Act.

I chalk it up to cognitive bias.

https://theconversation.com/cognitive-biases-and-brain-biology-help-expl...

No matter how many times the scheme planners point out that you will be able to access all streets by motor vehicle, albeit with a change of route, a good chunk of people continue to believe that their street could be closed to motor vehicles (including emergency vehicles, taxis, and vehicles needed for mobility) entirely.

The LTN planners have been even more thoughtful following consultation. The bus gates will permit vehicles that are registered as mobility requirements, along with care workers providing care to people in the area.

In case anyone wonders, I am not involved with the scheme! I just think it might improve traffic conditions in the area.

Edit: the disabled commenter mentioned has become quite prominent in the opposition in recent days and her specific issue is clear: she uses a fairly large van adapted for her mobility needs and says that she will not consistently be able to access the half of Victoria road where she lives via the one permitted route, Byron Road, which like many of the streets in the area is narrow with vehicles parked on both sides. The council have spoken with her and accept her concern without proposing much of a solution beyond assuming that it will work out. Maybe that is true, but this could and I think should have been fixed by ensuring a choice of entrance routes (e.g moving the Victoria Rd filter east and reversing the one way direction in one street.)

Yes, but they were introduced by Ferguson – and halting their spread was part of Rees's manifesto back in 2016. I was expressing surprise at Rees departing from what seems to be his normal pro-motoring stance.