CITY
Site Archive November 2003
Downtown
growth continues to gather pace
A
number of items highlighting continued confidence downtown have been released.
Amongst the best; Phase two of the Metropolitan Cathedral scheme will
soon be on site, Exchange
Flags may be restored to it's rightful place at the heart of the commercial
district and, possibly most important,
initial proposals for the 'City Centre Movement Strategy' have been launched.
City Council and Liverpool Vision call for input to shape the final plan
...please ensure that you
do. Breaking down the devastating impact of the 1960's 'Shankland
Plan' is a vital first step, if Liverpool's current boom is to be maintained.
then made sustainable!
New
hope of a 'clean sweep' downtown
The
New Year should see improvements to the state of downtown's litter
problem, with new street cleansing work practices being introduced.
Good start, but what about washing the pavements every so often? Like
every night - they do in Paris.
Downtown
Public spaces for hire
Hiring
space in downtown's squares and open spaces for an event could not be
simpler. e-mail Tracy
Fitzsimmons or call 0151 225 3685. All income raised is ploughed back
into downtown initiatives.
Williamson Sq undergoing a revamp Nov 03
Next summer, downtown will have a major water feature and the square will again be available for events and celebrations
There
are flats, and then there are aspirations!
Welcome
news that a deal has been concluded to provide residential accommodation
on Princes
Dock
...but what
about plot 7 or the
Liver Industrial estate?
Bright
Lights, Big City - lighting the way to our bright future
The
next phase in the city's architectural lighting strategy will take place
in spectacular fashion this new years eve! The buildings in the William
Brown St area have new schemes and these will be turned on at 5.30 along
with a firework display...what we need next are loads of those giant plasma
screens downtown to really brighten up the night time scene!
DOWNTOWN
Help for Downtown business to expand 'paying dividends'
A
major aim of the 'City Centre Investment Programme'
is to provide finance to help downtown business to expand. Ran by Liverpool
Business Centre it is said to be already paying dividends. Could be worth
making an enquiry?
We couldn't find any reference to it on their site though!
Duke
St re-emerging after years of decay
East Village is helping to reanimate the Ropewalks Area of Downtown
A new restaurant recently opened in the complex. A few tall developments
in the area now will supply the population levels needed to ensure the
area really booms, those ground floor commercial units fill up, and then,
who knows?
Ropewalks is supposed
to be our creative Qtr! (N.B. DL insist that the whole of downtown is
the creative heart of the metropolis)
Good
advice must be taken on board - for once!
Three
links from icliverpool.
Experts
from cities that have already been European cities of culture, gave some
sage advice to those who will determine whether 2008 will fly
or flop...fingers crossed everyone!
Related to the story above is this interesting report. Downtown Liverpool
abhors the hand out mentality that delays, and sometimes ruins, so many
potentially good initiatives here, but then we must insist on a level
playing field with our urban competitors...what's good for them...!
Finally, an interesting little interactive map, highlighting some of Downtown's
cultural hotspots.
If your place isn't on there, make sure to call them.
COMMENT
Tremendous
image of Birkenhead found!
Liverpool's 'Left Bank' looks stunning in this photo...mind you the Downtown
side doesn't look too bad either...if only! Click the pic to find out
more.
Many statements
have been made in our planning department regarding the Unite
Development by Lime St Station.
Amongst the jucier are;
'No more unite type, innapropriate and too big!"
'Utterly innapropriate in what should be a Georgian area'
(huh? about 150 years too late!)'
'Horrid,
Never, Over my dead body'
(we particularly like this one as it was said in the context of it even
getting planning permission!!)
'We don't want slab type buildings in this part of town'
(does that mean these two next door are innapropriate carbunkles then?)
The controversial building itself!
How much
embarrasment do you think is felt now that it is up and hardly an obtrusive
blot on the skyline?
Why the provincial business park mentality amongst manyof those charged
with our 'Urban Renaissance'?
These folk must remember that we live in a big city...the building COULD
be better looking though!
Take a look
at the pictures from the immediate area above and let
us know if you agree that it is 'too big', 'obtrusive' or even 'out
of character' for the district?
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