Some residents on a north side neighborhood Facebook group<\/a> celebrated the change arguing it will improve safety along the largely tourist corridor.<\/p>\n Others argued the bollards are an attack on the north side\u2019s low-rider and cruising culture with a YouTube user posting a rap video expressing opposition<\/a> to the changes.<\/p>\n \u201cThey checking decibels. They talking on our pride. Putting metal barriers where cowboys used to ride,\u201d the song said.<\/p>\n The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved spending $860,000 on these and other Stockyards traffic safety improvements at its Feb. 24 meeting.<\/p>\n While the barriers will be permanent, the schedule of when they block Exchange Avenue will change after the World Cup, said Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem Carlos Flores.<\/p>\n Flores\u2019s district includes the north side and the Stockyards.<\/p>\n They bollards will probably be raised for the twice daily cattle drive, but other uses will be determined by events and the different stakeholder groups in the Stockyards, Flores said.<\/p>\n He noted the bollards were not put in place specifically for the World Cup, but were part of a years-long process to improve traffic safety in the Stockyards.<\/p>\n Eventually there will be bollards blocking off sections of West Exchange Avenue, but that won\u2019t happen until after the Fort Worth water department completes a scheduled water and sewer replacement project.<\/p>\n We live in a time when people are using vehicles as weapons especially at high profile events, Flores said, adding that the city is intent on making sure Fort Worth doesn\u2019t join that list.<\/p>\n