This is the winning design idea for the 4 million pound makeover of the High Street.Vehicles such as buses will travel though, but instead of having old fashion boundaries of kerbs, so you know where is safe, there will be road lines. By the bridge is a busy main road that sees heavy traffic loads, I wonder if this is the safest approach. Don't get me wrong, I am all in favour of the regeneration of the area.
However, people will be attracted to the area if the buildings encourage this, not just a monocyled juggler. The rents and shops pay for the upkeep, so it is them that need to be updated, and not empty units and boring shops that do not attract the visitors.
Lets hope the scheme will work and make the High Street a more usable space, like Earl Street has with its flavour of restaurants.
