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  • Visitors like that the temporary road closure made Castle Road a more pleasant place to visit (89%) and a safer route for walking (88%)
  • The reduced levels of vehicles in the area (77%) was also a popular positive impact of the closure
  • Visitors reporting a negative impact disliked the parking issues caused by the closure (62%)
  • Access to properties of friends and family was cited by over half of visitors (54%) as a negative impact

In which of the following positive ways has the temporary road closure impacted your experience of visiting, working on, or travelling through Castle Road since it was introduced?

Base: Visitors reporting a positive impact (760)

This chart shows that Castle Road being a more pleasant place to visit (89%) and it being a safer walking route (88%) were the most popular positive impacts reported by visitors.

In which of the following negative ways has the temporary road closure impacted your experience of visiting, working on, or travelling through Castle Road since it was introduced?

Base: Visitors reporting a negative impact (148)

This chart shows that the most widely reported negative impacts of the road closure for visitors were parking issues (62%) and access issues to friend/ family’s property (54%). No other negative impacts were selected by a majority.