While Princess Street does bring plenty of traffic into and through town, many of the businesses on it are too easy to ignore. Why?
- No dual sided parallel parking. Little of the singular side is metered. Drivers are not compelled to stop.
- The corner with German Street does not entice pedestrians to turn the corner.
- The summer sun can be brutal. At least German Street has a shady side during the hottest part of the day.
And again, it’s a B side to the grid. But what the B side lacks in grandeur, it does, can, and should compensate for in character. An urban garden, a promising new shop in an unlikely space, interaction with alleys and some unique structures suggest that the potential is there.
Consider this a teaser…
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