Leicester Leicester Leicester has successfully adapted to changing circumstances ever since it was laid out by the Romans. It is now a major sub-regional shopping centre combining all the functions of a city and county town, to remain so, it must provide the very best modern facilities. As the city centre has been adapted to modern standards, many streets in the core shopping area have been pedestrianised and now link into historic and modern shopping malls. There is a large area of covered and open interconnecting spaces where people can walk safely. As one would expect in a thriving centre, customer convenience is being continually reviewed.
City buses stop outside the shops.
Car parks are so located that people can walk directly from them into the shopping malls and pedestrianised streets. Action to improve convenience would concentrate on standards of comfort and safety in and around the multi-storey car parks. Character Important landmarks such as the town hall, a Victorian clock tower and a large thriving covered market help provide identity. Road closures and pedestrianisation schemes in the city centre have created a pattern of urban spaces and narrow passages, open or covered but each with an individual size or shape. Redevelopment has tended to respect this pattern.