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Should the ‘High Streets Review’ have given more weight to making shopping zones bicycle-friendly?
RETAIL TROUBLESHOOTER Mary Portas was commissioned by the Government to compile a retail report to lure retailers back to the High Street and breathe life into the maligned shopping centres. Among the finding of the report, published at the end of 2011, was that High Streets need to be pedestrian-friendly and that towns and cities have free or cheaper car parking. One BikeBiz reader questions whether shopping by bike should have been given greater focus in the report…
DEAR BIKEBIZ How about Mary Portas doing a couple of days shopping on a bike? She could shop on her own or with a group in various scenarios. That way she could visit High Streets and see how bike friendly they are – whether there are bike lock points near the shop, or whether customers are welcome to take the bike in with them. A weekly family shop at a major supermarket would also be a good test
Mary should get on her bike STAR LETTER
Mary Portas’ High Street report took
cars and pedestrians into account, but where was the
for shopping by bicycle. Maybe they could hire out trailers for their customers? Generally, using a bike is often far quicker than a car, and much more convenient when you consider that when you drive a car you have to find a car parking space, pay for the space (if you have the correct change) and then walk to your destination, regardless of how far that may be. The bike is,
pretty much, door- to-door. With panniers and a backpack, it is possible to do a small shop very quickly on a bicycle
and retailers would be wise to accommodate this where they can. Locking points can be installed outside
shop fronts and I’m sure that cyclists would use certain shop more often if they had a locking point installed and a ‘cyclists welcome’ sign. The retailer would quickly recoup the cost. Tom Lynch, submitted via
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