Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to entice shoppers
The long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what if there was a solution no one had considered before – doing it all on the cheap?
Spending less money is, admittedly, just one element of a report led by the urban thinktank Create Streets. But it does argue that rather than multimillion-pound revamps, a better answer could be smaller changes aimed at making town and city centres more appealing.
Continue reading... Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to entice shoppersThe long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what if there was a solution no one had considered before – doing it all on the cheap?Spending less money is, admittedly, just one element of a report led by the urban thinktank Create Streets. But it does argue that rather than multimillion-pound revamps, a better answer could be smaller changes aimed at making town and city centres more appealing. Continue reading... Read More Regeneration, Retail industry, Business, Environment, Shops and shopping, UK news, Pedestrianisation Environment | The Guardian [#item_full_content]