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Council to end RPZ stand-off with protesters
Protesters who barricaded their streets in protest of residents’ parking zones (RPZs) have been told the council will return to finally install the scheme.
Morgan Street in St Paul’s was left out of the area’s RPZ when residents refused to let contractors start work.
The street became the only place to park for free in the area when the scheme went live last October and residents have had to warn off commuters since bys sticking notes on their cars.
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Last week protesters in East Grove, Montpelier, replicated the St Paul’s protest with the aim of making their street exempt from the scheme currently being installed.
But the city council have now announced both roads will be painted with new RPZ bays and parking meters will be installed.
During the Montpelier barricade last week, a spokeswoman told Bristol24/7: “Our job now is to ensure the scheme is implemented effectively in Montpelier in the interests of all those living and working there, so contractors will be returning to East Grove to complete the job.”
On Monday the council added: “”The parking places will be marked on Morgan Street in due course.
“Consultation for the six month review was completed on June 19. Reviews provide an opportunity for residents and organisations to offer feedback on how the scheme could work better for them. Reviews also take account of changes that may have occurred since the scheme was launched.
“We have made changes following reviews in other areas, for example in Redcliffe we increased the free waiting time from 15 to 30 minutes, we added disabled parking in Somerset Square and increased the number of loading bays at the former Bristol General Hospital site.
“Proposed changes from the reviews of other schemes will be made public soon and will be subject to statutory consultation before any are implemented.”
The Montpelier scheme is set to go live on July 6.