Much nicer

Correspondent Ken Graham ( NZ Herald, April 5) writes in support of the people who have formed the “Save the Queen Street Committee” to challenge the council’s treatment of Queen St. Presumably they are referring to the reduction of space allocated to motor vehicles.

On several occasions recently I have had to walk up and down Queen St and found the current layout is a huge improvement for pedestrians who previously had to walk through a fumefilled canyon when it was dominated by motor vehicles. Of course, retail shopping has changed and the business that used to be carried out by the big department stores that used to be located in the CBD has moved to the suburbs, with only one real department store left in Queen St.

That movement into the suburbs is a worldwide trend.

The type of business activities being carried out in the CBD has changed, but it is certainly a much more pleasant and much more healthy environment for pedestrians.

David Mairs, Glendowie.