Hobart Small Businesses are suffering from current traffic management decisions, and it is only going to get worse.

Current and proposed lane closures by UTAS combined with the new scrambled crossing are having an impact.

UTAS developers are proposing to permanently close part of Brisbane Street to vehicles and pedestrians for the next 2 years. This area is a shadow of its former self with just 2 businesses left trading, everyone else has left. The closure will:

• Restrict all vehicle and pedestrian access on the westbound side resulting in the loss of 8 car spaces,
• Reduce customer access for all the businesses in the surrounding area,
• Cause traffic congestion and chaos as seen in current Campbell Street and Harrington Street closures.

Also of concern is the added congestion and banking up off traffic caused by the new scrambled crossings across the CBD.

This petition is calling on the Hobart City Council to:

1. Allow for greater flexibility with lane closures by not applying blanket bans to vehicle and pedestrian access,
2. Advise the State Government on either adjusting OR removing all scramble crossings to allow traffic to flow.