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Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank

Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank

In brief

Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to entice shoppersThe long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what if there was a solution no one had considered before – doing it all on the cheap?Spending less money is, admittedly, just one element of a report led by the urban thinktank Create Streets.

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