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.
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