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Jan 14 2005
Liverpool eDigest
Hello
Downtowners,
With terrible events having taken place in the Indian Ocean it seemed
a little churlish to prepare a jolly e-digest about downtown Liverpool,
but one of the most inspiring things to emerge from an event that has
seen countless examples of heroism and fortitude is simply the independence,
resourcefullness and determination of the people in the area to recover
as quickly as possible. So while digging
deep to contribute to the immediate assistance being provided it may
be worth thinking of longer term ways of how our burgeoning downtown community
could help.
Growth, and encouraging as much
of this as possible, is essential if downtown is to build on the current
upturn and make it into sustainable bedrock for our long climb back upto
global significance.
Cutting the potential to be gained by limiting downtown development runs
counter to both Liverpool tradition as well as most other policy aspirations
that the city has, so this e-digest focuses on celebrating downtown
growth and how we should welcome the changing landscape that it provides.
5th-12th June 2005
Declining Crimerates downtown
Latest figures released by City Central BID show that downtown crime has fallen yet again. The Chamber of Commerce and the downtown Leisure and Stores Committee have led these initiatives for years. This has to be good news for downtowners - spread the word -and Downtown business should make sure to join.
This isn't the half of it
Interesting analysis of Liverpool's current situation is provided - go to Businessliverpool.
Chinatown prepares for best New Year Yet
Make sure that you put 13 Feb in the diary now so that you don't miss the fantastic celebrations being planned for the Chinese New Year. This event is something of a downtown secret - never gets any substantial media coverage - but 000's of Liverpudlians turn up to see Europe's oldest Chinese community welcoming in the New Year round and about the largest Chinese Arch outside of China...
Year of the See?
This is what the Council have planned for 2005 Year of the Sea. But what will YOU be doing to celebrate and get all those visitors through your door?
For some suggestions, why not fly the Red Duster on your building 3rd Sep or just visit the Battle of the Atlantic HQ in Derby House. Go 'ed, do something!
Sister Cities
Liverpool's long and intimate links with NYC is celebrated from 29th Jan with an exhibition at the Maritime Museum. Go and see it, especially in light of the recent news from LJLA! [below]
Downtown must grow jobs
Just another small indicator of why downtown must concentrate on helping Liverpool business to grow and thrive rather than just wait for 'inward investment'.
What happens at the next economic downturn if we don't?
City
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Rodney
Street
But is the tide turning for new architecture in Liverpool? Welcome
news that Austin-Smith:Lord architects (of FACT
fame) have got planning approval for some VERY funky
townhouses next to the rather elderly Georgian neighbours in Rodney
Street. Brave decision, Well Done.
New Urbanism Awards
Liverpool Daily Post & Echo have announced a new awards ceremony that
celebrates the best schemes helping to revive the city and improve its
look. Be sure to make your
nominations.
Opening Up
Liverpool City Council's Development Plans team has spruced up
its website to reflect the recent changes to the Planning System. They
would appreciate feedback to help them improve the website and iron out
any glitches over the coming months, so please circulate this information
to any colleagues who may find the new website a useful resource and contact
Paul
Selby or call 0151 233 5680.
Getting
ever better
Work has started on a spectacular
new building on Princes Dock. Alexandra Tower will be a magnificant
contribution to our WONDERFULLY CHANGING skyline - excellent stuff.
In our last digest we reminded people that LCC's 'The
Big Dig', the massive roadworks and associated disruption going on
downtown, should not be moaned about -it is helping downtown to
improve its function, thereby enabling us to create more assets!! We are
Building a City!
Metropolis
LJLA
are bidding for direct flights to New York City from Liverpool
Could this be the first murmerings of an enterprise approach instead
of nobbling our own economy by kowtowing to Ringway? Let's hope so!
Football Stadia
News that Liverpool FC and Everton FC have finally ruled out a groundshare
option for their clubs. News, that is unless you live in Liverpool
and knew this would never happen. Pity, we have always been in
favour of it at a waterfront site.. In the meantime, don't forget the
amazing regeneration plans for Anfield -as well as their new stadium
- and show some support before the CPRE nobble it!
Broadband
News that Liverpool has been voted
by fDi as having the Best IT and Telecommunications Infrastructure
in Europe.
'Low telecom charges and 100% broadband internet coverage gave Liverpool
the title...A one-minute call to the US from Liverpool costs as little
as €0.014 per minute.'
Merseybroadband also offers
free e-commerce clinics amongst a number of pilot projects. An initiative
of Business Liverpool
and Business Link
why not give it a go?
National/International
A skyline to make us proud
Liverpool is part of an international community of cities - we have aspirations
to rejoin the community of internationally significant cities of commerce
and culture. Cities are thriving or reviving the WORLD OVER.
There may well have been a 'European' tradition and a nascent 'American'
tradition that was played out in the late 19th century. but take a look
for yourself at these images from around the Globe and see what 'traditions'
hold sway today!
www.citiscapes-art.com
www.worldcityphotos.org
www.danheller.com/nyc-cityscape.html
www.skylinepics.com
www.city-skylines.de
wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline
Now
that you have seen some of the World's great cities take a look at one
in a little more detail.
As we have reported before...good old Vancouver certainly knows
a thing or two...and they're going up! Downtown
Vancouver Skyline Study
and with regards to dynamic cultural and commercial international cities
developing infrastructure to further their stakes - we thought you may
like to be reminded of this
article about Hong Kong.... 2008 indeed!
Nothing Sacred
The turn about in the fortunes of Boston from deluded 'Athens
of America' (resonance here with the equally appalling 'Florence
of the North' for Liverpool?) to dynamic American metropolis
is highlighted in this
great article from the Boston Pheonix..
In the 1890s Boston became so stuck up its own sanctity that they decided
to do away with new technology in order to preserve its 'Sacred Skyline',
nearly killing itself in the process. That ridiculous attitude didn't
last long and Boston returned to sanity to build the continually changing
city we know and love today! Ring any bells?
'European tradition'
Some European cities
that are still commercially relevant...and some that are not. Guess which
ones no longer work by looking at their skylines?
The Poll
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