PEOPLE have until next Wednesday to comment on proposals to limit traffic in Shipley town centre.

Last month Bradford Council began a public consultation on plans to close a length of Kirkgate between the town’s indoor and outdoor market to cars - an effort to make the centre more pedestrian friendly.

The ‘bus gate’ would mean only buses and taxis would be allowed to pass down the stretch of road, which would be widened to create a cycle lane either side.

The public consultation on the plans, which also include turning a number of streets into one way systems and restricting entry to others will end on Wednesday.

Bid to make Shipley town centre more pedestrian friendly

It is the first stage in the Shipley Streets for People scheme to make the town centre, less polluted, less car centric and more attractive for pedestrians and cyclists.

The proposals have divided opinion.

Environmental campaign group Clean Air Bradford said the changes were a good start in reducing the town's illegal levels of pollution.

But Shipley MP Philip Davies described the plans as "anti-motorist" and claiming it will “decimate the local economy.”

A number of motorists have reacted with anger to the plans, claiming the proposals would inconvenience them.

To comment on the consultation visit https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgConsultationdisplay.aspx?Id=316 or call call 0808 196 9119 by the end of Wednesday.