Complex sentence: This plan elicited various protests by residents and the Citizens' Bridge Committee was founded in May 1974 to urge the provincial government to find an alternative to the site of the proposed Westmorland Street Bridge; issues cited included the location, size and cost of the crossing.
Split into simpler sentences: This plan elicited various protests by residents and the so-called Citizens' Bridge Committee was founded in May 1974 to urge the provincial government to find an alternative location for the proposed bridge. Issues cited included the location, size and cost of the crossing.