Plans to update the Broadmarsh car park by Nottingham City council have caused a heated debate among businesses and shoppers.
The detailed proposals include adding new shops and cafes to the multi storey car park as well as an improved bus station layout.
If the plans go through Collin Street will be pedestrianised to link it with the Broadmarsh shopping centre, which is already getting an overhaul from owners intu.
The plans have received a huge response on social media, with more than 300 people commenting on a post about the story on the Notts TV Facebook page.
And businesses near the centre have given the proposals a generally warm welcome.
Colin Randall, who works at the Picnic Basket on Carrington Street, said: “It will be good for business and will be better in the long run.
“The new pedestrian roads will mean there is better access to shops around the area and more people visiting new places.”
The City Council unveiled the detailed proposals for the infamous car park, seen as the final piece in a jigsaw which includes an overhaul of the Broadmarsh shopping centre, improvements to Nottingham Castle and a new college building.
Work will start next year and finish in 2019, with a £250million investment expected to return £1.1billion per year as well as creating nearly 3,000 new jobs.
Video: Intu Broadmarsh manager Adam Tamsett on how the new car park plans will work alongside the shopping centre overhaul
Carolann Moore, of Eye Catchers Opticians on Carrington street said : “We’ve actually got our wish come true, it looks fantastic. I think people will want to come down this end more because it will be more eye catching and there will be more job opportunities.
“It currently looks awfully dull, disgusting and grey like the weather.
“There’s alot of things down here that have gone to waste, so the new plans will bring in alot more money and opportunities. to this area.”
