How material things on City Road favour the activities of some groups over others.

City Road is a diverse and busy street in Cardiff. There is a mixture of different shops, restaurants and cafes and it is made up of many different people from different ethnic backgrounds, the old and the young, parents and students.

The street tries to cater for every individual that frequents the street with a variety of different shops, buildings and street furniture that are aimed at certain groups of people.

It may seem that one business may favour one group over another as it is designed to attract that certain individual. Buildings such as the Cardiff Tertiary College and a new Tesco may favour students and younger people more than other people. Street furniture has been designed to favour the pedestrians over the motorist. The placing of a concrete island to make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road, blue bollards with a white stripe on have been designed to favour …(short extract)