Birmingham butcher says city’s new road rules cost business £30,000

A butcher has slammed environmental do-gooders as he blamed a low-traffic neighborhood for a £30,000 loss. A butcher in Kings Heath, Birmingham, told GB News that the Low Traffic Neighborhood (LTN) had cost his business £30,000.

“No one has done a survey in three and a half years to ask business owners how they’re doing,” John Hems said. “We have a lot of business closings. They just came up with new plans, they’re closing all the roads. on the other side, which would close three and a half times as many roads.

“All the stores are in a fight over this. I chair Kings Heath Business Association, representing 190 businesses. It’s absolutely terrible what I’m doing.” Mr Hems joined Martin Daubney on GB News and said: “I would like them to reconsider and ask the companies what they want.

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“You have companies wanting to move in, there’s nowhere to park and you have to walk miles to get to these places. They don’t have an ounce of common sense. He didn’t even increase his pace or cycling. It is only a matter of those who do good. Consultation is all we want.”

A statement from Birmingham City Council said: “While there has been local support for this scheme, it is recognized that there have been issues with larger vehicles having to reverse on sections of these residential streets.

“A proposed new arrangement of one-way streets and diagonal modal filters will continue to ensure that traffic cannot pass through this area, while allowing access to all properties without the need to turn or turn back.”

Kings Heath Low Traffic Neighborhood is part of the Places for People project, which aims to reduce traffic for safer walking and cycling and make it more enjoyable to be outside for children to play and neighbors to chat.