A new report from urban thinktank Create Streets suggests that restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a low-cost way to reverse the long decline of Britain's high streets. Rather than multimillion-pound revamps, the report argues that smaller changes aimed at making town and city centres more appealing to shoppers may be the more effective approach. The findings offer a potential solution to a problem that has gripped successive British governments for years.
Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to bring shoppers backThe 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...
