Otis
Well-Known Member
Ah, Millie's Kitchen.
Been voted in the top 10 places to eat in the city centre.
Ah, Millie's Kitchen.I had a pizza from one of those vans (between where BHS was & Poundland now) the other week was pretty decent to be fair for about £4.
Ah, Millie's Kitchen.
Been voted in the top 10 places to eat in the city centre.
That would be good.Saw a few pages back people talking about crazy golf and Club M (Hertford Place) is being turned into one.
Yeah, I know. It forces you to walk around.It's more the ring road than anything. Put something outside that and people won't walk. Don't like the subways and the crossing on the sliproad by Carey's isn't ideal either.
One thing is for sure: the more I visit other big towns or cities similar in size to Coventry, the more I realise that Coventry folk have suffered an appalling apology for a city centre for decades. What Hitler failed to destroy the local council have continually blighted with half baked ideas and utterly dreadful schemes ever since.
I've tried Ghetto Golf in Birmingham that this new one has based itself on so I've got high hopes. Being that side of the ring road really does make it feel detached from the city centre.
The council made a big mistake here though in terms of going for small businesses to fill the basin rather than the restaurant and entertainment angle of Birmingham.Coventry Canal Basin investment V Birmingham Brindley Place investment.
Says it all.
Indeed.Blighted by the glorious ring road as well.
Says what? Birmingham Brindley Place is in the centre of the city, near the convention centre and arena. The Cov Canal Basin isn't central really. The council aren't to blame for that.Coventry Canal Basin investment V Birmingham Brindley Place investment.
Says it all.
Hahaha, I forgot. It's not in the city centre because its the wrong side of the ring road. Just how long does it take to walk from the canal basin to broadgate? If that's the case the train station is in the wrong place as well. I'm not whinging, I'm simply being realistic. You need to come out of the closet and admit its all pretty poor. Hertford Street must be one of the worst places of any major city in the UK. Makes Croydon look like Harrods. It's central. What's your excuse for that ? Fargo is something of a success, but it's not in the city centre. Why has this been a success while Hertford Street, the Bull Yard , Upper Precinct etc look like something out of a classic who's who of "Crap Towns Millenium Special "Says what? Birmingham Brindley Place is in the centre of the city, near the convention centre and arena. The Cov Canal Basin isn't central really. The council aren't to blame for that.
Your posts on this thread sum up what I don't miss about Cov, constant negativity and whining with no solutions.
The council made a big mistake here though in terms of going for small businesses to fill the basin rather than the restaurant and entertainment angle of Birmingham.
What they did was make Coventry Canal Basin a bit of a pointless journey for the general public.
I used to go up there, but it's pretty much all just tiny businesses there working out of units and workshops.
There's a 19% increase in footfall around Broadgate according to the latest stats.I took a delegation to Bistrot Pierre on Thursday night and have to say I found it excellent. Food was good, service was good (the two who served us were Cov Uni students which should piss a few of you off) so would definitely recommend it and it was busy which for a Thursday night in the town centre is unusual.
A welcome addition.
There's a 19% increase in footfall around Broadgate according to the latest stats.
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It came from the CT, but they may have been quoting the council. I do think though they may have been quoting the Cathedral Lane incumbents.Where do you get that stat from Otis?
Is it on the council website?
Came from your post saying it then?It came from the CT
It came from the CT, but they may have been quoting the council. I do think though they may have been quoting the Cathedral Lane incumbents.
Seem to remember it WAS the Cathedral Lanes group.Just wondering what the source was, would it be data collated by the council or would individual complexes keep it or perhaps a combo of both?
Higher foot fall would be used as a selling point to attract businesses and to charge more for rates I'd imagine.
Christ, Doyle and Willis manning the doors?Thats what I mean. They would need some sort of CCFC monitoring it to see how many people walked / hopped / jumped through broadgate surely?
Christ, Doyle and Willis manning the doors?
(Obviously not Jesus, and the holy trinity)
Says what? Birmingham Brindley Place is in the centre of the city, near the convention centre and arena. The Cov Canal Basin isn't central really. The council aren't to blame for that.
Council had plans to remove the bridge and have a crossing, to bring the basin into the centre and make it more accessible.
Coventry Canal Basin investment V Birmingham Brindley Place investment.
Says it all.
Says what? Birmingham Brindley Place is in the centre of the city, near the convention centre and arena. The Cov Canal Basin isn't central really. The council aren't to blame for that.
Your posts on this thread sum up what I don't miss about Cov, constant negativity and whining with no solutions.
Sounds good.Without the ring road the canal basin would be deemed 'central'. Granted, it's on the opposite side to the train station but the bus station is very close and no further than Brindley Place is from New St.
I assume you remember how inaccessible Brindley Place etc was before they made all the changes to Queensway? That made all the difference to the success of that scheme and for the Canal Basin the ring road is the same.
I outlined a proposal to create a mile-long route through the city centre largely using existing routes called 'the Station' to the Basin' making a route with shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels etc with an alternative route that went via the Spires and other historic buildings depending on which you preferred.
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