You are the chairperson of the local Chamber of Commerce. The local authority has written to you concerning its plans to pedestrianise the town (or city) centre and asking for the reaction of local...

You are the chairperson of the local Chamber of Commerce. The local authority has written to you concerning its plans to pedestrianise the town (or city) centre and asking for the reaction of local businesses. Your task is to produce a short report, for the next meeting of the Chamber, outlining the benefits and disadvantages to the local business community of such a scheme and indicating how the Chamber could make its views known in political circles.