fˌɜːðɚmˈoːɹ, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ fˈɪɹz ðæt ðɪs wɪl kɹiːˈeɪt ˈeɪ "dˈɛd zˈoʊn" ɪn pˈeɪnpɪstˌɪmuː, wˈɪtʃ, ˌæzɪtˌɪz ɐ lˈɔŋ, wˈaɪd ɹˈoʊd ðæt pˈiːpəl mˌeɪk ɐ kˈɑːnʃəs dᵻsˈɪʒən tə ɡˌoʊ tʊ ænd nˌɑːɾə skwˈɛɹ ðæt pˈiːpəl nˈætʃɚɹəli kˈɑːŋɡɹɪɡˌeɪt æt, wɪl ˈoʊnli ɐtɹˈækt lˈoʊlˈɛvəl "lˈiːʒɚɹ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz" kˈæfeɪz, bˈɑːɹz bˌʌt wɪl lˈiːd tə ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚɹ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ðæt mˌaɪt biː ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɪn ɐ mˈɑːdɚn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈæpɪɾəl sˈɪɾi ɹˈiːteɪl, sˈɜːvɪsᵻz, ˈɑːfɪsᵻz, pɹˈɛzəns ʌv kˈʌmpəniz ʌv vˈɛɹiəs kˈaɪndz, fˈaɪnæns, hoʊtˈɛlz, sˈɪnəməz, θˈiəɾɚz.
Furthermore, there are fears that this will create a "dead zone" in Panepistimou, which, as it is a long, wide road that people make a conscious decision to go to and not a square that people naturally congregate at, will only attract low-level "leisure activities" (cafes, bars) but will lead to the decline of all other activities that might be expected in a modern European capital city (retail, services, offices, presence of companies of various kinds, finance, hotels, cinemas, theatres).