Work gets under way to transform St Ives shopping street

Julie Miles, owner of a haberdashery and sewing workshop on The Broadway, was hopeful about the project.

"I'm really positive about the pedestrianisation and I think the loss of parking spaces will be minimal."

She had "mixed views" overall, because she wanted to see more done to stop illegal parking.

"We need traffic enforcement officers to tackle the same old issue of people parking whenever, wherever," she said.

Alex Beckett, chairman of the council's highways and transport committee, said the project would bring some "temporary disruption" but long-term benefits overall.

"We want to support projects that embrace and promote greener, safer and better-quality journeys, which is a priority for the council," he said.