Does Brisbane need more street stalls and markets? This researcher thinks so
That's the key finding of a new research paper, exploring the 'social and economic' benefits of shared public spaces.
It also says trees and other greenery should be planted by council between footpaths and roads to better separate vehicles and pedestrians in the city.
'These kinds of spaces, they add quite a lot to the vitality,' urban planning associate professor, Dr Dorina Pojani, said.
'Street vendors make the city more attractive … people like them.
'The council should approve more, and if there are existing spaces that accommodate street vending they should be considered treasures and safeguarded rather than being allowed to fail.'
The University of Queensland's School of Architecture, Design and Planning study compared street events in Brisbane – including the 'suitcase rummage' on Boundary Street and a footpath market in West End – to markets in the Indian city of Nagpur.
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