So two things happen.
1. There isn't - can't be - a high enough density of people to make it feel busy. Despite lots of restaurants, hotels and bars, it never feels nice a place you want to spend time in.
2. Because the area covered by roads and public space is high compared to the area covered by buildings, the council is getting less revenue (from business rates etc.) that needs to stretch further in maintaining all this public realm.
Iain Roberts /
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2023-09-07 20:08:20
in reply to nevent1q…jee2
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2023-09-07 20:08:20Event JSON
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