00:00More than 2,100 people took part in the Brigitte Action Plan consultation,
00:06which asked if there should be a requirement to walk with, rather than ride bikes and e-bikes,
00:11within the city centre's pedestrianised shopping area during pedestrianised hours.
00:1687% of people were in favour.
00:19It also asked about an extension to pedestrianised hours, making them 10am to 8pm, with 84% in favour.
00:2669% of people also want to see a restriction on peddlers or street sellers on Brigitte.
00:32New legislation may now be implemented in the next 12 months.
00:35Here's some of your Brigitte reflections.
00:38Living around the corner has made me really aware of how many bikes come up and down the street.
00:43And some days it really is a problem, because they come out and they're not looking at where they're driving.
00:49But I'm also aware of how many restaurants are around this area and how hilly it can be.
00:55So I can see why there are so many bikes.
00:58But maybe if the proposed Action Plan is to have them all roll in them, I assume, right?
01:03So I could see why that could be a good idea and probably would work for the best.
01:07Well, I did nearly get run over by one.
01:10But you just don't hear them coming, do you?
01:15But in reality, I mean, it's the modern world, isn't it?
01:19So let them get on with it.
01:21There's too much foot traffic going down Brigitte.
01:24And there's been enough times one of the Uber driver, cyclists or whichever delivery company they work for,
01:31kind of near enough knocking everyone down and they just huddle around.
01:35So absolutely, I think that's a great thing to do.
01:38I think I'm a very much big believer of pedestrianised streets like that in general, like Brigitte.
01:44And I do think that having bikes going fast kind of does reduce how friendly it feels to pedestrians.
01:51Normally, I'm quite sympathetic to bikes.
01:53But I do think that Brigitte is very wide, so it's maybe not too bad of a problem right now.
01:59But I think generally it makes sense as a precaution.
02:02I think Brigitte's changed so much.
02:04I'm born and bred in Leeds.
02:06I think we do now have a lovely pedestrian area.
02:08But the cyclists and the Uber bikes, things, you know, to me, they're two different things.
02:13And I think that they shouldn't really be on here.
02:15It's a pedestrianised area for walking.
02:18As for stands, I think that it would be good to have times.
02:21If people knew that on these days or this point in the weekend, there's going to be something, that would
02:25be fab.
02:26But maybe not all the time.
02:27Have free zones for people to come and enjoy it as families and prams.
02:30As for the sellers, I think sweet corn and stuff or roast chestnuts you see at Christmastime, they're kind of
02:37fine.
02:38They're kind of gaff knickknacks are not for me.
02:41But maybe if that's, I don't know who that interests.
02:44I can understand wanting to get sweet corn.
02:45I can't really understand as much wanting to get lights or toys or whatever.
02:52Yeah, I think there's a need to be kind of a cap on how many.
02:56So I have found recently that there does seem to be quite a lot of them.
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