Wednesday 12 May 2010

Making Town Centres More Attractive: The Questionnaire


Tower Hamlet council has commissioned a company called MCA (based on the Isle of Mull) to carry out a small study of the town centres involving 3/4 traders and similar number of residents to get their views on how the town centres could be made more appealing and attractive to encourage people to spend more time/money in them. The Report is expected to inform the council as it considers the future promotion of the town centres.



Please copy and paste this questionnaire into a word document or email, complete the questions and return it to:administrator@mcass.co.uk or call T: 01681 700750 and ask them to email the questionaire to you. 

Your views are important - make it count!  Replies must be in by Friday  21 May 2010

Town centre assessment. Name of Centre:


Specific shopping choices
How much would more of these varieties of shop improve the town centre
Very much 
Fairly 
Not at all
Notes

Food and drink (bakers, juice bars, wholefoods, butcher, grocers etc.)




Clothes and fashion




Health and Beauty (barbers, chemists, hairdressers, health clubs, etc)




Home and garden (DIY, furnishings, florists)




Pubs and restaurants




Other shops (audio, banks, cycle, dry cleaners, jewellers, newsagents, etc)





Questions on types of fashion and clothes shopping 
Clothes and fashion shops often add vitality to a town centre. What kinds of fashion shop would you like to see ?
A lot
Moderately 
Not at all
Notes




International designer shops




International designs within shops




Value design (e.g. M&S or New Look)




Mainstream High Street names




Niche fashion outlets




Second hand designer labels




Other (state)





Questions on cultural and art retailing 
Art and culture industries can enhance a shopping trip. How important are these ?
Very important
Fairly important 
Not important 
Notes




Shop units for designer / retailers in the town centre




Retail squares and clusters for designers




Having a cultural quarter in the town centre




Premises for clubs, theatre and bands




Space for exhibitions and performances




Presence of design & hi-tech consultancies




Other (state)





Questions on ethnic diversity and culture
How much should this town centre contribute to the cultural enrichment of Tower Hamlets through its ethnic diversity
A lot 
Moderately   
Not at all
Notes




By having more focus on specialist trades




By hosting festivals and events




By greater promotion of diverse cuisines 




By stimulating more social interaction  




By sports and street theatre




By the creation of a cultural trail




Other (state)






Questions on attractiveness to different age groups
How much would these features make this town centre attractive to the following groups (1-10; 10 is ‘very attractive’)
Young people
Older people
Families
Notes




 Variety and number of interesting shops




Safe space for wandering about




Socialising with diverse ethnic groups




Good links with cultural attractions  




Having frequent festivals / events




Being safe and open at night




Having a street market




Other (state)






Questions on the social functioning of the town centre 

How much would you approve of the following social activities in the centre 
Very much
Moderately  
Not at all 
Notes




Outdoor cafes and tables on the street




Shops with bigger more flexible frontages




Evening shopping events




Clusters of shops rather than parades




Higher quality street markets




More spaces for people to circulate




Other (state)






Some details on yourself

How would you describe yourself under the following categories  
   
Age 
16-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60-75
Over







Ethnicity
White
Asian /Asian British
Black /Black British
Mixed / dual heritage
Other
Prefer not to say







Gender 
Male
Female




Employed status  
Self employed
Employed
Unemployed
Other








Other issues of interest in making this town centre more attractive:























Thank you very much for completing this questionnaire. It will help Tower Hamlets Council to plan for making this town centre more successful.


Martin Caldwell and Glyn Austin
MCA Regeneration
Working with Tower Hamlets Council
Tel No. 01681 700750.
administrator@mcass.co.uk