City Road
In light of what you have learned about City Road, describe some of the inequalities on a street you know.
After learning about the inequalities of City Road in Cardiff (Making Social lives DVD) I have looked into the variations that are present on Wilmslow road in South Manchester. This street has a very diverse population with many different cultures, ethics and age ranges although these seem to change depending on the area and after looking into City road I can see that it also has many different inequalities. Wilmslow road is around 5.5 miles long and it runs through Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield and Rusholme. It has a vast population and it is also believed to be the busiest bus route in Europe.
Didsbury along Wilmslow road is an area which is home to many new bars, restaurants and coffee shops which are all situated next door to each other and so the competition in the area is huge, this means that small businesses which may of been trading there for years have been forced to close down and then the premises are being turned into a new bar or restaurant. I used to attend school in Didsbury and at that time there were village shops and independent book stores which now cease to exist just a few years on. It seems that if it is not a well known establishment it has no chance of surviving, as the entire village is now aimed at the student population, although Didsbury does attract a wide age group to their amenities. This is unfair on local residents who live in the area as they are not getting their consumer needs met and they have no say in what they would like available to them. This is like what Dr Simon Bromley says in “Making social lives on City Road” of where people feel excluded from their area as the amenities are being used and made for people who are travelling to the area to use them. A lot of the housing in Didsbury is Private and expensive with good schools in the area but there is now little facilities for families within the local
After learning about the inequalities of City Road in Cardiff (Making Social lives DVD) I have looked into the variations that are present on Wilmslow road in South Manchester. This street has a very diverse population with many different cultures, ethics and age ranges although these seem to change depending on the area and after looking into City road I can see that it also has many different inequalities. Wilmslow road is around 5.5 miles long and it runs through Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield and Rusholme. It has a vast population and it is also believed to be the busiest bus route in Europe.
Didsbury along Wilmslow road is an area which is home to many new bars, restaurants and coffee shops which are all situated next door to each other and so the competition in the area is huge, this means that small businesses which may of been trading there for years have been forced to close down and then the premises are being turned into a new bar or restaurant. I used to attend school in Didsbury and at that time there were village shops and independent book stores which now cease to exist just a few years on. It seems that if it is not a well known establishment it has no chance of surviving, as the entire village is now aimed at the student population, although Didsbury does attract a wide age group to their amenities. This is unfair on local residents who live in the area as they are not getting their consumer needs met and they have no say in what they would like available to them. This is like what Dr Simon Bromley says in “Making social lives on City Road” of where people feel excluded from their area as the amenities are being used and made for people who are travelling to the area to use them. A lot of the housing in Didsbury is Private and expensive with good schools in the area but there is now little facilities for families within the local