Then we asked “Is West Bromwich a healthy Town?”
Then we used a form issued by a Government department called BIS for monitoring High streets
take a look here
Then the local press ran a story “Ghost town fears”
Your local Conservatives asked the council to open up some roads so as to make vehicular access easier as traders said parking was becoming a serious issue to their business's
All to no avail
Here is an extract of the bis.gov document
Car parking
The crucial issues are quantity, location, quality, pricing, security and management. Don’t underestimate the problem: car parking issues are important but can be difficult to resolve.
Much research has shown how closely parking costs are linked to travel choices although the extent of the impact can vary. Often the pricing structure can be significant – eg: varying with time of day. Are you maximising the opportunity for shared use of parking spaces? Measure the peaks and flows, the time of day used, dwell time, etc. Is there always sufficient availability of good quality, secure parking? If not, it’s probably affecting visitor frequency. Check too that car parks for retail outlets aren’t filled with commuter vehicles and, conversely, that railway car parks aren’t taken over by local shoppers’ bikes and cars.
Bomb shell
Now we have the latest bomb shell from property consultants Colliers that shop rents are falling in West Bromwich town
Quote
Nick Round, Colliers’ Birmingham-based national head of shopping centre leasing, said: West Bromwich is one of the worst performing locations in the UK. The drops in retail rents there have been staggering.”Prime retail rents there dropped by a staggering 28.6% to £50 per sq ft.
Meanwhile rents in Birmingham average £139.60 per sq ft, compared to Manchester's Market Street fetching £149.60, while London's Old Bond Street achieves £598.65 per sq ft.
Sandwell Tory said
But again we have to ask
Were can you park ??? give us a clue ??
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