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POLL RESULT: Majority of readers disagree with Highland capital city centre road scheme becoming a permanent fixture


By Federica Stefani

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The bollards for the Spaces for People on Bridge Street, Inverness. Picture: James Mackenzie.
The bollards for the Spaces for People on Bridge Street, Inverness. Picture: James Mackenzie.

A VAST majority of people would be against the permanent introduction of the new road scheme in Inverness city centre, with 74 per cent of the voters saying they would not support the move.

We asked readers whether they would be in favour of the Spaces for People road scheme to become a permanent layout for the Highland capital's historic centre.

The new measures were introduced at the start of the coronavirus outbreak to ease social distancing, however last November talks started for them to become permanent.

The measures have proved divisive with some saying they are a step in the right direction to provide adequate space for pedestrians and cyclists and to reduce the impact of cars.

Last week the project took a further step ahead after Highland Council’s Inverness city committee was told funding had been identified for permanently embedding three of the four main city centre schemes.

A total of 1074 votes were cast in the poll, with 280 people saying they agreed to the changes to become permanent, (26 per cent) and 794 opposing the move.


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