What to do if your struggling town centre has the highest business vacancy rate in England, your historic Market Hall is failing to attract new because of the perceived low quality and poor variety of the food offer, and your town has been listed as the 12th worst place to live in the U.K. by…
Here we look at the placemaking lessons from a Tasmanian Brand Guide. Our focus is on the transferable lessons from this case study that openly demonstrate the rigours of the brand identity process, the involvement of local stakeholders and the authenticity of the resulting place branding. The case study is aimed at assisting place leaders…
Colchester is the first town in the country piloting Park Active as a more sustainable route into town centres. The approach is part of a national pilot programme being led by the British Parking Association (BPA) and supported by the UK Government. Simple idea The central idea for Park Active is simple: to encourage motorists…
At times there are very polarised opinions expressed about choosing between wellbeing or the economy in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is obviously heightened as England experiences a second lockdown and many town centre businesses close again. We have much to learn though, from how communities and businesses responded positively with a safe and…
Like many local authorities across the country, one of the challenges facing Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council as part of its COVID-19 recovery planning, was adapting and advancing its existing commitment to place leadership and planning in Shirley and other towns. The ‘how’ and the ‘what’ of recovery & revitalisation The solution for place leadership and…
Leamington’s safe and welcoming reopening captures a positive and practical approach that is needed in town centres across the country. Positive and practical As this case study about Leamington’s reopening prepared as part of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) revised revitalising town centres toolkit shows, this can be achieved in a positive and practical way through…