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Can any of the Limerick traders who objected to pedestrianisation plans fearing a downturn in trade point me to a shred of evidence for their assumptions?
There are many examples of the opposite being true.
Your baseless fears are holding us back. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0730/1156506-dublin-pedestrianisation/
There are many examples of the opposite being true.
Your baseless fears are holding us back. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0730/1156506-dublin-pedestrianisation/
"In a statement, it said the change will help many hospitality businesses in the area who rely on the evening and night-time economy.
DublinTown also said it believes there are merits in trialling the pedestrianisation of the streets on a seven-day basis."
DublinTown also said it believes there are merits in trialling the pedestrianisation of the streets on a seven-day basis."
"...access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times, as will access to carparks in the area."
"Of the businesses who responded, the majority (67%) said that trading had either increased or stayed the same since the trial closure was implemented." https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/council/alnwick-pedestrianisation-survey-results-are-revealed-northumberland-council-2522688
"...pedestrianisation had been a fantastic, positive outcome for them."
"I now have six tables outside which has allowed me to double the capacity.
"It has saved my business." https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/more-bristol-streets-become-pedestrian-4585965
"I now have six tables outside which has allowed me to double the capacity.
"It has saved my business." https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/more-bristol-streets-become-pedestrian-4585965
“Businesses want more space outside that customers can use, where they can linger and dwell, but they also need vehicle access into the street." (deliveries)
“The more enlightened businesses recognise this is a golden opportunity.” https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/almost-universal-support-pedestrianisation-wind-14524469
“The more enlightened businesses recognise this is a golden opportunity.” https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/almost-universal-support-pedestrianisation-wind-14524469
Emma Savage, owner of Grace & Ted and member of Kingsmead Square Trader Association, praised the move from the council and said it would help make the space "welcoming and vibrant". https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-city-centre-traffic-restrictions-4550209
"Having just celebrated completion of the Transport for Norwich project to pedestrianise Westlegate, we can look back on success stories such as London Street and see the benefits this sort of change brings to the local economy." https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/local-council/pedestrianisation-of-norwich-city-centre-s-london-street-is-re-1046940
"I think we need to listen to the most important people in the area, our customers," Mr Diment added.
"I am in favour of the pedestrianisation of St James Street, for the benefit of the local area and our customers. We should not ignore their opinions." https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/17395314.store-owner-comes-favour-banning-cars-busy-taunton-street/
"I am in favour of the pedestrianisation of St James Street, for the benefit of the local area and our customers. We should not ignore their opinions." https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/17395314.store-owner-comes-favour-banning-cars-busy-taunton-street/
"We must take the concerns of our retailers seriously but we can draw on a huge amount of data from around the world – and indeed in our own city – that shows traffic reduction greatly benefits local business." https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2020/07/03/reclaimed-road-space-will-benefit-business-as-much-as-pedestrians-and-cyclists/
"When Madrid closed its town centre to traffic in 2018, Bloomberg reported a 9.5 per cent increase in retail sales and this is the reality the world over, from Utrecht to San Francisco."
"In addition, studies show that it is also common for a business to overestimate the number of customers who arrive by car.
This is not the fault of the business at all, not least because it is a common response from almost everywhere."
This is not the fault of the business at all, not least because it is a common response from almost everywhere."
"With studies telling us that less traffic can act as an incentive for more visitors, in an area urgently in need of regeneration, we need to take these possibilities seriously."
"The evidence is everywhere – reclaiming our streets from traffic makes them healthier and welcoming and that encourages people to spend more."
