Still a lot of car movement priority on the streets, meaning that people don't want to stay out on a narrower footpath surrounded by traffic noise (so you can swing by a shop to get essentials inside, and get out quick) ... among other things, including the general decline in manufacturing, monopolisation of formerly local businesses, less public transport, and suburban sprawl. I still wouldn't give up on Lonnie yet though, it has potential in the present-day, still has gorgeous architecture, and surrounding countryside. Hobart may need to get its competition game up elsewhere if neither of them improve in-step.
