change so the CBD

• closure of high street chain stores

  • more people are shopping online meaning less footfall on the high street.
  • chain stores are relocating to out of town to shopping centre where the rent is longer, shops can be larger, there is easier access for deliveries and customers and car parking right outside
• increase in the number of charity shops

  • charity shops are offered lower rents/rates so they can afford to stay open.
• increase in the number of cafes and restaurants

  food outlets are a way of encouraging people into the CBD to keep it busy
• increase in the number experience services

  as with cafes and restaurants, people have to physically visit the CBD to get their hair and mails done which keeps the CBD busy
• increase in urban art

  urban art is used to add interest to the CBD. art often tells a story about the history of a city. urban art can be used be an attraction for tourists
• increase pedestrianisation of streets

  • when streets are pedestrianised they are shown to have increased footfall, which means the local businesses are more profitable
  • pedestrianised streets are safer as there are no cars so accidents are less likely
  • pedestrianised streets are also cleaner as there is no air pollution
  • pedestrianised streets are also quieter and so more pleasant to shop in
• low emission zoning

  • LEZ means that only more modern cars which have a lower carbon footprint (i.e emits less CO2 from their exhausts) are allowed in the CBD.
  • this makes the air cleaner and healthier for people who live and work in the CBD.
• implementation of E-bikes

  • E-bikes encourage people to cycle rather than drive into the CBD.
  • this improves the quality of the environment as well as making the roads less busy