The mayor of Bristol has dampened hopes that the car-filled streets near North Street in Bedminster and Ashton Gate could be covered by new residents' parking schemes - because he said not enough people support the idea.
Calls to extend the existing Southville residents' parking zone (RPZ) to the other side of North Street in Ashton, and create a new RPZ in The Chessels, were renewed by residents and local councillors this week after the council passed a budget which included allocating money to new residents’ parking schemes.
All four councillors - three Green, one Labour - who cover Southville and Bedminster wrote to the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, asking for the new RPZs to be considered, but his response at a council meeting on Tuesday was less than encouraging.
