The bar chart gives infornamtion about the number of car journeys into the city centre made by residents and non-residents.

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that the

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and non-

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made to the city centre.

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, from 1996 to 1997,

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' vehicle

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showed a steady

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continued to rise rapidly.

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,

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situation changed when two major events occurred, that are the introduction of parking meters and the closing of Westgate Street and Park Lane

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traffic. The high

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of vehicle

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in the past has now declined. The introduction of parking meters in 2000 showed a dramatic change in

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journeys

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, making the average

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go from approximately 9000 to 5000 each day.

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, non-

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average

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remained steady at around 8000

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per day. When traffic closed Westgate Street and Park Lane in 2003,

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slightly decreased from 5000 to 4000. but later stabilised. Changes can be seen in

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journey as it fell drastically from 8000 to 3000.