2. The role of the CBD
Shopping
Entertainment
Finance
(banking)
Offices
The CBD or Central Business District is focal point of
a city. It is the commercial, office, retail, and cultural
center of the city and usually is the center point for
transportation networks.
4. Who does the CBD face competition from?
Internet shopping
Retail parks
Out of town shopping
centres
Huge out of town
supermarkets
Business parks
5. Threats
Too little parking
Traffic congestion
Pollution from cars,
buses and lorries
Danger from traffic
Crime
Increasing costs
7. Decline of the CBD
Empty shops,
banks
Cinemas closed
“Pound shops”
and charity
shops
Looks run down
Fewer people
Decentralisation
– shops and
offices move to
outskirts of city
8. How can the CBD be revitalised?
Revamp the
shopping areas
Pedestrianize
the CBD
9. EMPTY BUILDINGS
Bring them back in to
use e.g. old banks or
courts now used as
bars and clubs
Get people back in to
the CBD by converting
upper floors into flats or
offices (Gentrification)
10. How can the CBD be revitalised?
Safety and
security
CCTV and
security in the
shopping centres
Late night police
patrols
11. A nicer environment
Pedestrianize
Street art (statues)
and well designed
street furniture
( places to sit)
Public open space
12. Special events
Concerts that attract people
Christmas lights and events
Museums and art galleries
subsidised by the government