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

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trips to the city centre from 1996 to 2009, broken down by residents and non-residents.

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, the number of

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journeys by residents declined after the introduction of parking meters and the closure of key roads. Meanwhile, non-resident trips rose

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before being sharply curtailed by the closure of two roads.

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residents'

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journeys reached the highest numbers of around 9000 to 10000 in the first four years, the figure nearly halved to 5000 by 2000 following the installation of parking meters.

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downward trend continued, reaching 4000 in 2003 after Westgate Street and Park Lane were closed.

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journeys rose significantly from 5000 in 1996 to 8000 in 1999. After a modest fall linked to parking meters, the figures relatively stabilised at about 8000 until 2002.

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, the road closures led to a sharp decrease to 3000 in 2003, before partially recovering to 5000 in the final year.