QVM and City
of Melbourne have plans for String Bean Alley and traders can find out more
about it next Friday after the market.
The proposal
includes adding 12 new container-style retail outlets to the precinct. The
proposal will seek to attract more customers to this area of the market,
supporting existing traders and also give visitors a unique Melbourne laneway
experience.
String Bean
Alley has shown promise particularly through its association with the Night
Markets but during the Day Market parts of it have looked more like a car-park or box storage area . We note that the official advice refers to “container-style” retail
outlets. What does that actually mean? Will pods, like the test unit in C Shed,
form part of this new proposal?
All will be
revealed at Market Expresso Coffee on String Bean Alley this coming Friday 31st August from
3:15pm. All traders are invited and coffee and snacks will be provided.