dutch Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 38 minutes ago, Planner1 said: Strangely enough, the majority of the population in most cities lives outside the city centre. Sheffield is no different to anywhere else in this respect. Name a major city anywhere in the world where the local authorities provide free parking for visitors. There is ample parking in Sheffield city centre and it's significantly cheaper than most similar cities. Parking is not the problem. The attractiveness of a city depends very much on it's "offer" ie how attractive the work, leisure, cultural and retail experience is. There's an increasing level of population in the city centre and the plans are for it to continue to grow. Having more jobs and homes in the city centre is the way it can prosper. Current global environmental directives are to reduce car movements in cities, not to make it harder to use public transport! There are several brands, shops that are not represented in Sheffield. Its attractiveness is at the edge at the point it is sometimes better to go somewhere else instead. More homes for people to live in the city is great, lots of people waiting on the streets already. Don't know about the jobs, don't think the majority of these new jobs created these days are prosperitive ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazjea Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Superdrug in Hillsborough are closing down today Notice in window says nearest Superdrug is Pinstone st Also the shoe shop( Shoe Zone), in the Arcade has notices in the windows saying they are closing. No details of when. Maybe something to do with the proposed new building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaytie Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 6 hours ago, I1L2T3 said: That’s basically the plan. A more compact retail area flowing from fargate through the developments around Pinstone st, John Lewis and then down to the Moor. Should link Devonshire Street more cleanly to the moor area too. Castle area can be given over housing, offices. The key to connecting it all for everyone is a regular free hop-on hop-off bus around the city centre. Like the Eager Beavers or bendi bus we used to have Manchester has good free bus services around the city centre taking several routes. Much has been talked about here regarding connection, or lack of, to the tram, but it should be borne in mind that pretty much all the west side of the city isn't served by the tram, including the Hallamshire and Weston Park Hospitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Heyesey said: John Lewis died in 1928. What point did you think you had? I would have thought it was obvious. The business of the John Lewis Partnership is alive and well. Very much unlike "Cole Brothers" which was nothing more than a branch trading name from the 1940s onwards and disappeared altogether way back in early 2000s. As I said earlier, the fact that coming up 20 years later we have people still insisting on using that name for the store is just rediculous. A prime example of the stubborn "dont like change" mentality which thwarts development and regeneration round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 A name is just a name. Call it anything you want it will be same place even if you call it something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads36 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 hours ago, PRESLEY said: Really! How can the city centre thrive when you have Crystal Peaks, Meadowhell and all the massive Supermarkets on the outskirts with free parking its car freindly unlike the city centre. It *can* thrive if it embraces the things that make it different. theatres, public spaces, independent shops, people working and living nearby/same street/same building, centre of the transport network, history, character, etc. City centres need to become a destination in their own right : tourism basically, somewhere you'd recommend to a friend for a weekend away. example : Delft, I thoroughly recommend a long weekend in Delft. It's a lovely place - does it have free parking? I don't know and I don't care. example : Richmond, North Yorkshire. I thoroughly recommend a long weekend in Richmond, there's a great market, and a lovely theatre. But does it have free parking? I don't know and I don't care. Freiburg (Germany) : etc. It's a great place. etc. Sheffield? can and should present itself as a unique, entertaining destination. That's how city centres will survive. Not with free parking and a Woolworths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig12 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) it aint rocket science this is it /1960s/ 1970s/80s / people working steel works busy low shop rents win win fast forward 2019 , no steel works/, meadowhall/ internet /part time, jobs sky high shop rents HELLO Edited February 2, 2019 by craig12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, ads36 said: It *can* thrive if it embraces the things that make it different. theatres, public spaces, independent shops, people working and living nearby/same street/same building, centre of the transport network, history, character, etc. City centres need to become a destination in their own right : tourism basically, somewhere you'd recommend to a friend for a weekend away. example : Delft, I thoroughly recommend a long weekend in Delft. It's a lovely place - does it have free parking? I don't know and I don't care. example : Richmond, North Yorkshire. I thoroughly recommend a long weekend in Richmond, there's a great market, and a lovely theatre. But does it have free parking? I don't know and I don't care. Freiburg (Germany) : etc. It's a great place. etc. Sheffield? can and should present itself as a unique, entertaining destination. That's how city centres will survive. Not with free parking and a Woolworths. Everything is leaving Sheffield is the topic, ie shop vacancies. That is what I am referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig12 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) I can remember Sheffield town centre bustling with people , shops packed , market rammed , £££££££ , now its a ghost town you wouldn't walk through , flatten it and put houses on it I went to leeds a few months ago , now theres a city they can be proud of , loads of cash invested by its council , Edited February 2, 2019 by craig12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, ads36 said: It *can* thrive if it embraces the things that make it different. theatres, public spaces, independent shops, people working and living nearby/same street/same building, centre of the transport network, history, character, etc. City centres need to become a destination in their own right : tourism basically, somewhere you'd recommend to a friend for a weekend away. example : Delft, I thoroughly recommend a long weekend in Delft. It's a lovely place - does it have free parking? I don't know and I don't care. example : Richmond, North Yorkshire. I thoroughly recommend a long weekend in Richmond, there's a great market, and a lovely theatre. But does it have free parking? I don't know and I don't care. Freiburg (Germany) : etc. It's a great place. etc. Sheffield? can and should present itself as a unique, entertaining destination. That's how city centres will survive. Not with free parking and a Woolworths. Really good post, and I totally agree. Its not all about shopping, and no matter what people think a lot of areas around the city centre and nearby are looking really good now, with new bars and restaurants etc appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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