(13 Feb 2020, 1:45 pm)Michael wrote Where as Park Lane is not central, completely out of the way, should of been built more central.

The central (or focus) points of a city or town centre move around over the years though.
They change and adapt. 

Look at Sunderland and John St/Fawcett St. I would argue they were the main areas until the Bridges was covered up. 
The pedestrianisation and tidying up of Park Lane indicated (to me anyway), that the focus point was going to move up that way and for a while, I think there were signs it was. 
It didn't quite work out like that though. Similar to the whole push towards Sunniside for a period.
Not sure it's the fault of the Park Lane Interchange planners, more the local economy. 

If you look at Newcastle, Northumberland St has been pedestrianised for years but is still popular. The Monument seems to be having its moment, Newgate St had its 5 minutes of fame and going back in time, the Quayside was the beating heart of the city. 
I'd say that only the Monument area has a decent amount of public transport running through it. Newgate St is just somewhere buses pass through and the it is only recently the Quayside has had a regular, reliable service.