Man's solution for empty shopping strips fighting to stay in business

Around the country, suburban shopping strips are fighting to stay alive.

In the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt, there are currently more than a dozen empty shops that have "for sale" or "for lease" signs.

"It's been quite sad to see a lot of businesses closing," local resident Avalon Llewellyn told A Current Affair.

READ MORE: Disgruntled customers call out Ford over lemon cars

"It's definitely decreased the vibrancy."

But now one man said he believes he has a solution to help his suburb.

For the full story watch the video above.