high street case study

Question 1

what is the highs street

Answer 1

-a general term for more than 5400m places named high street which accommodate 450,000 shops

Question 2

key statistics for high street

Answer 2

-nearly one in 6 shops are vacant
-town centres stores fell by 15,000 between 2000 and 2009

Question 3

social cause of decline of high street

Answer 3

-rise of car ownership means out of town malls accessible and attractive

Question 4

economic cause of decline of high street

Answer 4

-rising costs of business rates and commercial rents

Question 5

environmental causes of decline of high steet

Answer 5

-spiral of decline lead to reduced investment in environment

Question 6

example of high street

Answer 6

-maidenhead

Question 7

stats about maidenhead

Answer 7

-one in 6 properties are empty in 2012, one in 8 in 2011
-12 business closed down since 2010
-vacancy rate above average at 14.6%

Question 8

how to fix maidenhead

Answer 8

-improvement schemes planned to enhance environment and attract new customers
-the Crossrail scheme, planned to connect east and central London to maidenhead

Question 9

example of government and council policies to improve high street

Answer 9

-empty shop revival fund in April 2009
-government lend 3million to allow councils to change use of empty properties to local, social purpose

Question 10

example of cultural strategies to improve high street

Answer 10

-Brixton village market redeveloped and revitalised through rebranding with range of shops, restaurants, based on Brixton’s ethnicity
-high st. 2012, tower hamlet Olympic celebration breathing ew life into London oldest high st.