City centre traders and organisations gathered to urge the council to reach a Common Sense Compromise over bus gates. Image- Courtesy of DC Thomson
City centre traders have shown a united front in a final call for Aberdeen City Council to reach a Common Sense Compromise over bus gates.
Councillors are due to vote tomorrow on whether to make the Aberdeen city centre bus gates permanent.
But city centre traders have flocked to a P&J campaign – backed by Aberdeen Inspired, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, and Our Union Street – calling for a Common Sense Compromise, putting forward an alternative system as “the minimum needed to keep businesses alive”.
More than 8,000 people have now signed an online petition calling for the council to listen and compromise as city centre traders say falling footfall since the bus gates came in have left them struggling.
Adrian Watson, chief executive of Aberdeen Inspired, said: “There’s a real opportunity on Wednesday for the council to make the right decision and listen to the cries of our business.”
He also urged people to sign up to the petition to make their views clear to councillors ahead of tomorrow’s vote.
“The city is taking a united stand on this crucial issue. The more voices raised in support, the more the council must take heed,” said Adrian.
You can read more about the traders' and business organisations' final hour plea here.