A few years back I attended a Council Meeting regarding the failure of Kirkintilloch Main St shopping area. It has a manin street around 3/4 mile long and then a ring road that bypasses this from one end to the other.
I suggested that they had the ideal tool to make it a success. Make the Main St one way and have on street parking for the full length and encourage customers into the town. the bypass was ideally placed to take traffic back up the opposite way.
They refused to discuss the idea as it conflicted with some green agenda or target to reduce car journeys.
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