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Triangle of councillors, engineers / officers, and community champions made #wfminiholland possible 
Car traffic will do what it wants to do. Orford Road was a place where car drivers thought it was their God given right to bully people on foot, in wheelchairs, in buggies.
Our consultations showed huge support for Orford Rd scheme. Lo and behold the opening day was met with hate and bile.
@KeaneMJ @citycyclists @ovalfm 1. What businesses report & what actually is happening can be v different. When #wfminiholland went in we had traders telling us they were losing revenue even though shops, cafes, pubs were totally overflowing. I had a publican complain folks weren't buying booze...
@KeaneMJ @citycyclists @ovalfm If you can't convert massive footfall increase into revenue, that's not fault of scheme. Also some traders were, turns out, playing angle for relief/funding from council. Others were passing on moans of suppliers adjusting to delivery changes...
@KeaneMJ @citycyclists @ovalfm 2. What happens short term is also v different from what happens medium to long term. Some traders do need parking, loading etc. But many rely on it as a default for say 20% of custom. They moan like crazy when parking goes and they lose 20% custom overnight. But...
