1) average of just under
2) alter
3) aproximately
4) hover: stay in one place
5) exceeding:
6) plump
7) decreae only slightly
8) upward
9) from this point onward
10) while
11) halve (v): to reduce something by half or devide something into two equal pieces
12) plum significantly
13) had risen to
14) reach nearly
15) a slight decrease
16) remain more or less (almost, aproximately) at the same level
17) pedestrianise: Close (a street or area) to traffic, making it accessible only to pedestrians
18) resume: Begin again or continue after a pause or interruption
19) virtually : alomost
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The graph shows the number of car journes into the city centre made by residents and non-residents over a ten yar period.
In 1996 an average of just under 10,000 journeys per day were being made by residents, while approximatly half that number were made by none residents. Over the altered 3 years, resident journes remained reasonably hovering, while none-resident journey increased each year, excedding 8,000 per day in 1999. In early 2000, parking methers were introduced into the city centre, and this had the effect of virtually halving resident traffic, although non-resident traffic decreased only slightly. By the end of 2002, the number of resident had not plummeted significantly, but none resident journeys had risen to their 1999 level. At this point, Westgate Street and Park Lane were pedestriased. This resulted in a dramatic decline in none-resident traffic, and a slight decrease in resident traffic. Form this point onward resident traffic remained more or less at the same level, while non-resident traffic resumed its upward trend, reaching nearly 5,000 journeys per day in 2005.
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