The Features of CBD

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The Features of CBD The CBD is located in the centre of the town as shown in figures 11

and 23. It has many features all contributing to the overall feature

of the CBD. The CBD is very different to the surrounding areas. The

majority of CBDs have a pedestrian zone. This is demonstrated by

figures 16 and 17 which show that in the CBD there is a large amount

of pedestrians and no cars. This is a feature of the CBD as it would

be dangerous for cars to be in an area with such high numbers

pedestrians. The land use in the CBD is predominantly retail shops

with some offices. This is due to the CBD being a place where people

come to shop. Therefore the large retail chain companies all locate

to this area so that they can capitalise on the high numbers of people

who go there. This is shown in figure 11, in the centre of town there

is only shops. The price of land in the CBD is extremely expensive

due to its great demand to any business relying on passing trade, for

example a clothes shop. The height of buildings in the CBD is much

higher than in the rest of the town. This is mainly due to the land

costing so much more, therefore the shops and businesses counter this

by creating tall buildings giving them more available area in their

shop or homes at a more affordable price. The buildings on average

are 4 or 5 stories high where as the rest of the survey showed the

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