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Edinburgh in Top 10 UK High Streets
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Posted 5 years ago #
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I'd be interested to know which of the top 10 (and bottom 10) have pedestrianised High Streets.
Canterbury definitely does and is vibrant...
Top 10
Edinburgh
Canterbury
Taunton
Shrewsbury
Cheltenham
York
Brighton & Hove
Eastbourne
Exeter
CambridgePosted 5 years ago # -
Pedestrianised:
Edinburgh (partly)
Canterbury
Taunton
Cheltenham
York
CambridgeNot pedestrianised:
Shrewsbury (but nearby streets are)
Brighton & Hove
Eastbourne
Exeter (but most adjacent streets are)Posted 5 years ago # -
I don't really think Edinburgh counts as having a pedestrianised high street.,
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Whilst food is very important, it's strange that RSPH aren't worried about pollution (never mind mental health)
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Also, Edinburgh's main shops aren't on the High St.
They're on either the "bus station" Princes St, or the "car park" George St.
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Dear Admin,
Please could you fix the typo in the title.
Thanks.
Admin edit: Done.
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I don't really think Edinburgh counts as having a pedestrianised high street.,
Yes, agreed.
In the report they say they're actually looking at the "core retail area" for each place, which for Edinburgh could actually be the Princes St/George St area.
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"Also, Edinburgh's main shops aren't on the High St."
Unless they think Edinburgh citizens spend the shopping budget on cashmere, tartan and silly hatsPosted 5 years ago # -
Yay - pubs and bars are considered healthy!
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The report doesn't say which street is Edinburgh's 'high street'. I don't think it's a single street at all.
All the boundaries were reassessed using Google maps, both on the map view which typically highlights shopping areas with a pale peach outline, and Google Street View to enable us to virtually walk the high streets.
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I would bet that the designated 'High St' in Edinburgh was Princes Street, which would have scored well because it has no betting shops, no fast food takeaways, no tanning salons, and no closed shops (what's happening at BHS these days?).
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I read this this morning in the i (actual newspaper) which listed why Edinburgh was top and what was being described was Princes Street.
Link to report here: https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/health-on-the-high-street/2018.html
Posted 5 years ago # -
We have debunked a British Broadcasting Corporation article as a sloppy rehash of a press release in under an hour.
This is not good.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Edinburgh now below Milton Keynes as a place to live. MK 4 Edinburgh 6
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"Edinburgh now below Milton Keynes as a place to live. MK 4 Edinburgh 6"
These surveys are hilarious - presumably the survey setter weighted "having gazillions of dual carriageways and roundabouts" in which case MK beats anywhere in Scotland, even Livi
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Edinburgh has better pubs than MK. Shopping is the main activity in MK
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