CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
Breakout 3 – Management & Partnerships Chair: Panel:
Sophia de Sousa, Chief Executive, The Glass-House Community-Led Design Adam Towle, Senior Project Officer, GLA Regeneration Team Simon Pitkeathley, Chief Executive, Camden Town Unlimited BID David Harley, Group Manager, Economic Development & Regeneration, LB Barking & Dagenham Paul Augarde, Head of Creativity & Innovation, Poplar HARCA Reporter: Hasanul Hoque, Projects & Finance Manager, Camden Town Unlimited
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CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
Management & Partnerships Adam Towle Senior Project Officer, GLA Regeneration Team
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LEARNING FROM LONDON’S HIGH STREETS
A D A M T O W L E , G L A R E G E N E R AT I O N T E A M
A R T S A N D C U LT U R E BUSINESS AND ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT FIRE H E A LT H A N D S P O R T VOLUNTEERING HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING R E G E N E R AT I O N POLICING AND CRIME YOUNG PEOPLE
WE DRIVE AND SHAPE GROWTH IN LONDON’S TOWN CENTRES AND HIGH STREETS
W E M O S T LY D O THIS THROUGH D E L I V E RY O F PLACE-BASED R E G E N E R AT I O N PROJECTS
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
Management & Partnerships Simon Pitkeathley Chief Executive, Camden Town Unlimited BID Prezi Link: http://bit.ly/1IavOJV #FoLTownCentres
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
Management & Partnerships David Harley Group Manager, Economic Development & Regeneration, LB Barking & Dagenham #FoLTownCentres
Creating Resilient Town Centres Barking David Harley Group Manager Economic Development and Sustainable Communities
Creating Resilient Town Centres – Barking’s recipe
•Strong long term vision shared by partners •Public sector leadership (political and officers) •Bold statements of change •Stewardship of public realm •Building on strengths •Investment in key anchor civic facilities •Retail not the main focus •Community engagement
Five Strategic Objectives
HOUSING DELIVERY
PLACES OF WORK
Provide a wider choice of quality good value homes
Increase the town centre's profile as a place to do business, enable the creation of attractive workspaces (incl shops and market stalls) and create more jobs By focusing on creating a stronger business, leisure and retail offer in the town centre's core area
By providing, through a London Housing Zone, a range of affordable and convenient sites for development and making Barking a desirable place to live which further supports town centre prosperity
EAST LONDON'S CULTURAL HUB Promote the creative industries and participation in arts and culture By offering a range of affordable spaces and empowering people to boost their creative skills
ACCESSIBILITY
PLACE MAKING
Improve the transport infrastructure and provide convenient access to the town centre
Continue to improve the quality of buildings, spaces, valuing heritage, engaging people and the diverse communities in Barking's future
By investing in making travel, movement and the street scene in and around the town centre more attractive, safe, convenient and enjoyable
By making places more attractive for a wide range of people and creating new reasons to visit
New Civic assets as anchors
Quality of Public Realm/Sense of Place
Community Engagement
Barking Market
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
Management & Partnerships Paul Augarde Head of Creativity & Innovation, Poplar HARCA
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Who is it all for?
paul.augarde@poplarharca.co.uk Head of Creativity & Innovation, Poplar HARCA
CREATING RESILIENT TOWN CENTRES TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2015 HILTON TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON SE1 2BY
Breakout – Management & Partnerships DISCUSSION #FoLTownCentres @futureofldn Please return to main hall for 4:00 PM