Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank
Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to bring back shoppers The long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what…
Source: The Guardian ·
Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to bring back 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.