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Colin Walker

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Former Head of Transport at the @ECIU_UK
Incoming CEO of Friends of the Lake District
Cumbria Joined October 2013
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Colin Walker @colinwalker79
Latest in ‘pedestrianisation will destroy Oxford street businesses’ news
OpenChiswick @OpenChiswickW4 2d
“Spending across London’s West End rose 13 per cent in the first six days after Oxford St was pedestrianised”

“In-store transaction across 40 Oxford St businesses rose 19 per cent compared with both the previous week and last year”

London’s car-brained Tories know nothing.
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Colin Walker @colinwalker79
Great example of how a lot of the negativity about pedestrianising Oxford street isn’t rooted in evidence, it’s just speculative scaremongering

‘Could attract gangs of yobs’

‘Likely to deter older mix wealthier shoppers’
Richard Wellings Verified account @RichardWellings 6d
Pedestrianisation may well provide a short-term boost as people visit out of curiosity, but in the long run it's likely to deter older, wealthier shoppers who travel by car or taxi. It could also attract gangs of yobs and anti-social behaviour.
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