What is the central business district and what problems does it face.

1. Central Business District
(CBD)

2. The role of the CBD
 Shopping
 Entertainment
 Finance
(banking)
 Offices
The CBD or Central Business District is focal point of
a city. It is the commercial, office, retail, and cultural
center of the city and usually is the center point for
transportation networks.

3. Characteristics
 Most expensive land
 Tallest buildings
 Focus for road and rail transport
 Busiest place

4. Who does the CBD face competition from?
 Internet shopping
 Retail parks
 Out of town shopping
centres
 Huge out of town
supermarkets
 Business parks

5. Threats
 Too little parking
 Traffic congestion
 Pollution from cars,
buses and lorries
 Danger from traffic
 Crime
 Increasing costs

6. Threats

7. Decline of the CBD
 Empty shops,
banks
 Cinemas closed
 “Pound shops”
and charity
shops
 Looks run down
 Fewer people
 Decentralisation
– shops and
offices move to
outskirts of city

8. How can the CBD be revitalised?
 Revamp the
shopping areas
 Pedestrianize
the CBD

9. EMPTY BUILDINGS
 Bring them back in to
use e.g. old banks or
courts now used as
bars and clubs
 Get people back in to
the CBD by converting
upper floors into flats or
offices (Gentrification)

10. How can the CBD be revitalised?
 Safety and
security
 CCTV and
security in the
shopping centres
 Late night police
patrols

11. A nicer environment
 Pedestrianize
 Street art (statues)
and well designed
street furniture
( places to sit)
 Public open space

12. Special events
 Concerts that attract people
 Christmas lights and events
 Museums and art galleries
subsidised by the government