The bar chart gives information about the number of car journeys into the city centre made by residents and non-residents. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides information about the

amount

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number

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of car tourists

into

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in

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the city centre compared between

residents

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and

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residents

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since

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from

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1996 to 2005. The units are given in absolute figures and include data before parking meters

introduced

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were introduced

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and

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, and

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some streets were closed to traffic

and

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after these problems.

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,

in

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at

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the beginning of that

period

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period,

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’ car journeys were almost two times more popular than

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residents

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.

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,

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apply

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non-

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have been

increased

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increasing

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gradually,

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were

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fluctuated and

fall

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fell

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down

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apply

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rapidly in the middle of the period and continued to be

non-stable

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after parking meters

introduced

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were introduced

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into

city

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the city

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centre.

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,

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apply

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after

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this

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occasion

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occasion,

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overtake almost two times average number among the drivers.

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, when Westgate Street and Park Lane were closed to traffic

indicators

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of

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and

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declined and were almost in similar figures.

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the chart, since

1996

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1996,

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’ car journeys demonstrated

10 000

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10,000

and it was almost the same and fluctuated between 9000 and 10000 during four years (to 1999).

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the same time,

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started about 4800 and rose with small steps and reached about 8200 in 1999. After that, Parking meters changed

situation

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for

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and

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thanks to

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’ indicator dropped to 5000 in 2000 and

remain

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remained

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almost stable

to

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until

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2002 (down to 4500 and up to 5000).

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,

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doubled and reached about 8000

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1999 to 2002. After closing Wastgate Street and Park lane in 2003,

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reduced to 3800 and 3500 in 2004, respectively, but

negligible

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grew

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slightly to

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3900 in 2005.

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, the same occasion was with

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which

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whose

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indicators has fallen down

approximately to

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to approximately

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3000 in 2003 and slightly rose to 3200 in 2004 and reached 5000 in 2005.