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Residents continue their plea to stop pavement parking in north Bristol
Following the placing of rogue yellow lines in north Bristol, Bishopton and St Andrew’s Traffic and Parking Group (BOSA) are continuing their campaign, calling for an end to parking on pavements.
On Sunday, April 11, residents placed double yellow lines where none exist.
Campaigners also placed yellow lines over vehicles parked illegally, claiming that traffic and parking is largely unregulated and rarely enforced.
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This next campaign, #PavementsR4Pedestrians, aims to highlight the inconsiderate parking of vehicles in the area.
In Bishopston, St Andrew’s and Ashley Down, BOSA claim the parking is largely unregulated or, if it is regulated, the regulations are rarely enforced.
They say the result is a daily “unsafe and unpleasant assault course” for pedestrians and cyclists.
Members of the group took to the street on Wednesday, April 14 to demonstrate how vehicle storage on pavements, across corners and on dropped kerbs can make life difficult for people pushing buggies or navigating a wheelchair.
“Particularly for those with mobility and sensory impairments and for those who use buggies and wheelchairs to get around, the pavements in Bishopston, St Andrew’s and Ashley Down are often inaccessible, unsafe and unwelcoming,” say members of BOSA.
“Residents have been in dialogue with councillors and mayor Marvin Rees for five years to no avail, despite a recent survey undertaken by council officers favouring action to regulate traffic and parking in the area.”
Residents hope to show the council how bad the situation is in the area. Photo: Paul Bullivant
In the survey, more than 1,600 responses showed that 70 per cent of were in favour of junction protection and 60 per cent were in favour of a residents’ parking scheme.
Photos taken by the residents show that parking in the area leaves in very difficult for adults with pushchairs and those in wheelchairs, with disabled individuals saying: “Often with cars parked on pavements, I can’t squeeze past. To get around, I have to go into the road around the car. On busy, main roads this can be quite scary.”
“Bristol City Council already has the powers to regulate traffic and parking on residential streets, and more powers are predicted,” says BOSA members.
“But will the next mayor and councillors use these powers? We will be asking every Mayoral and council candidate in our local area ‘’f you are elected, will you commit to using these powers urgently in our area’?”
BOSA will be continuing their campaign in the run up to the local elections of May 6, with their next stunt, a poster campaign, taking place on Wednesday, April 21.
Main photo: Paul Bullivant
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