| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:$chool $tr££t$ | |
| Posted by: | Simon Hayes | |
| Date/Time: | 06/01/26 11:21:00 |
| Paul is making a name for himself over on the Chiswick W4 forum, where his insane ramblings are being met with incredulity and hilarity. This response from David Lesniak is a good example: ‘ Sorry, Paul. Oxford Street and Oxford are tourist attractions in a way the average high street will never be. It always amuses me how context is lost in these discussions. Oxford Street benefits from a density of population serviced by multiple public transport options. Not to mention public parking scattered around. All of that delivers footfall to said pedestrian amenity current or proposed 24/7 or thereabouts. Footfall comprised of national and international tourists, workers and residents. Oxford also has public parking scattered around. As a university town it will also operate under different circumstances and draw different types of businesses than the average high street given the demographic again including many tourists. Chiswick has one tube line servicing it, a few buses and zero public parking (neighboring Hammersmith and Brentford have spiffy new public parking). It has an influx of people on some Sundays, but that's it. Let's call them local tourists. Even then we see businesses closed because they've determined market customers aren't their customers nor is it worth the expense to try and get them. That comes from experience. Something I'm guessing you don't have. Hounslow has a pedestrianized section. It goes dead about 7pm. And that's with public parking all around. Before getting up on that soapbox, try learning a bit more about how urban environments and demographics influence and impact trade. Of course we should also mention the continued increase in online shopping and delivery, but that's so obvious that's like me saying "hey, Paul, have you seen your nose?"’ |