The government could learn from the owners of shopping centres, such as Bluewater, in Kent, when it comes to pedestrianising urban areas, says a feature in The Guardian Society.
Such owners understand the economic benefits of a pristine pedestrian environment, it says in a report which claims there is little incentive for people to walk more until the government improves the UK’s urban spaces.
It calls for major spending on pedestrianised areas, wider pavements, seating and other facilities as well as street services such as adequate lighting, graffiti removal and high profile projects such as the millennium bridge over the Thames in London.
