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"Think of a typical Australian shopping street: parked cars occupy the prime
public space in front of the shops. But we could instead create a place that’s
good for business and is beautiful too. It would attract customers while being
good for our physical, mental and social health.
This isn’t a new idea. Realising they can make better use of the space next to
businesses to boost sales, shopping centres design places to attract people.
That’s why they provide seats, air-conditioning, music, artwork, cafes and
plants outside their shops.
Online shopping is even comfier, but it lacks human contact.
We know what works to create people-friendly local shopping streets. Safer
speeds, improving lighting, replacing parking with “parklets”, planting street
trees and widening pavements — these are just some of the ways.
Below we’ll discuss four reasons to reallocate parking space next to shops. But
first, we’ve re-imagined ten car-centric Australian streets to illustrate the
benefits of reallocating space to people … to shoppers, diners, riders,
children, prams and the mobility-impaired."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
