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disgrace -Re-open St Mary St now, says opposition Sep 1 2007 by David James, South Wales Echo

THE leading opposition group on Cardiff council today demanded immediate changes to the “ill-thought-out” St Mary Street traffic ban.

Cardiff council’s Labour leader, John Sheppard, said the ban was “badly-timed, ill-thought-out and has been the subject of inadequate consultation”.

He demanded an urgent review and called for the bottom end of St Mary Street to be re-opened to reduce traffic through Grangetown and provide a better link between the city centre and the Bay.

He said: “Cardiff shopping centre is already under tremendous pressure from the major disruption caused by the new St David’s 2 development. The number of shoppers using Cardiff is significantly down and retailers are feeling the squeeze.