Green-friendly South Bristol suburb turns against Liveable Neighbourhood 'road blocks'

Plans to radically change the road network in one part of South Bristol with ‘modal filters’ that create a series of cul-de-sac zones are alreading being met with stiff opposition, as the latest attempt by Bristol City Council to explain the idea to local residents continues.

The council’s ‘Liveable Neighbourhood’ consultation team ventured into the heart of Southville last week, where it plans to install a dozen road blocks that stop vehicles but allow pedestrians and bikes through, as part of a much wider scheme that will eventually cover every road from Ashton Vale to Totterdown.

A petition has been started to ‘stop Southville roadblocks’. It’s already been signed by more than a thousand people,

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