Residents 'feel trapped' by Exeter's controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, say protesters

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Residents 'feel trapped' by Exeter's controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, say protesters
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The Devon County Council scheme has seen roads closed in the Heavitree and Whipton areas of Exeter.

The Devon County Council scheme, set up in August, has seen roads closed in the Heavitree and Whipton areas of the city to stop through traffic.

But ahead of a full council meeting, protesters argued that it is making residents feel "trapped" in their own homes.Ms Teague uses a wheelchair and said: "If it's not sunny, if it's raining, I can't leave the house, because I can't afford to travel three times the distance to get anywhere." He added that he has been forced to use social media to try and get customers to return, and has now started to see customers "dribbling back".Devon County Council said the scheme aims "to make a safer, cleaner, less congested environment for people to walk and cycle."

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