Northbridge’s entertainment strip is set for a significant shake-up with a month-long trial banning cars from parts of James Street.

Cars are set to be banned from a stretch of Northbridge from October 28 in a bid to bring more pedestrians into the entertainment precinct.

Police Minister Paul Papalia told Gareth Parker that it would help officers keep the area safer.

“The mounted police will be able to walk down the middle of the road, the guys on the bikes will be able to get rapidly around, and police on foot will be able to more effectively respond to incidents as they develop,” he said.

“It’ll have a high police presence,

“It’ll be very welcoming in terms of safety.”

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