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MoreJoe · 24-06-2012, 01:00

First look at the town arteries. They have all been blocked or choked. I was shocked when I visited the town and found no simple way in or through from any point of the compass. There used to be a vibrant market, but there also used to be a bus service to and from all points of the town and surrounds (Oswaldtwistle, Church, Clayton, Dill Hall, Ormerod etc.) at a frequency of about a one every 5 to 10 minutes. Parking used to be semi adequate rather than prohibitive. As I wove through the town and over the speed bumps in my rental car, as best I could, I kept thinking "God help the locals if they need to get emergency vehicles to their house in a hurry"
In short the message thrown off by the town feels like "Don't come here, don't park here, don't even try to cruise through here!"
Sounds like the perfect spot to put a retail operation.

24-06-2012, 01:00	#151
MoreJoe Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United States Posts: 183 Liked: 152 times Rep Power: 84877	Re: Arndale another one bites the dust. First look at the town arteries. They have all been blocked or choked. I was shocked when I visited the town and found no simple way in or through from any point of the compass. There used to be a vibrant market, but there also used to be a bus service to and from all points of the town and surrounds (Oswaldtwistle, Church, Clayton, Dill Hall, Ormerod etc.) at a frequency of about a one every 5 to 10 minutes. Parking used to be semi adequate rather than prohibitive. As I wove through the town and over the speed bumps in my rental car, as best I could, I kept thinking "God help the locals if they need to get emergency vehicles to their house in a hurry" In short the message thrown off by the town feels like "Don't come here, don't park here, don't even try to cruise through here!" Sounds like the perfect spot to put a retail operation.