{"id":11889,"date":"2022-09-10T19:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T18:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/?p=11889"},"modified":"2022-11-30T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T11:47:19","slug":"fight-for-the-high-streets-are-road-closures-aimed-at-helping-businesses-throwing-a-spanner-in-other-peoples-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/fight-for-the-high-streets-are-road-closures-aimed-at-helping-businesses-throwing-a-spanner-in-other-peoples-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight for the High Streets: Are road closures aimed at helping businesses throwing a spanner in other people’s lives?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pedestrianisation has been welcomed by local cafes and restaurants since the pandemic. But has this decision left residents and the elderly population feeling disadvantaged?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As restaurants prepare themselves for a busy evening ahead in Cotham Hill road in Bristol, workers and owners scurry around in tandem. They begin moving chairs and tables not only to the pavement, but also the road that is about to become an extension of the shops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, the street starts crowding up. People make their way on foot, bikes, scooters and even wheelchairs, past the wooden planters that are plastered with bright signposts, making it clear that cars are not welcome there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin Salguero, operations manager at the restaurant Rock Salt on Cotham Hill, has been astounded by the sharp recovery the businesses have made after the pandemic. \u201cWe had no idea that simply putting up barriers for cars and turning the road into parts of our businesses could have such a big impact,\u201d he says as he hastily wipes the glass and cutlery before laying them down on the tables outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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