URBAN REGENERATION COMPANIES BEST PRACTICE TRANSPORTATION

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URBAN REGENERATION COMPANIES BEST
PRACTICETRANSPORTATION MOVEMENT STRATEGY IN
LIVERPOOL
Presentation by Neil Scales Chief Executive
Director General, Merseytravel

• 18th January 2002

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1. TOWARDS AN URBAN RENAISSANCE?

• Merseysides Regeneration Agenda
• Objective 1 status - 800 million 2000-2006
• 56,500 new jobs to be created
• The Strategic Investment Areas
• Liverpool City Centre The Engine for Growth
• Liverpool Vision creating the catalyst

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2. LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE THE OPPORTUNITIES

• Reviving the World-Class Waterfront Kings
  Waterfront Arena
• Improving the Retail offer 1 million sq ft of
  new retail development
• Leisure Entertainment
• Education
• Business reviving the CBD
• City Centre Living from 9,000 to 25,000 City
  Centre residents
• Citys 800th Anniversary 2007
• City of Culture Bid - 2008

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KINGS WATERFRONT ARENA
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LIVERPOOLS NEW RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
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3. LIVERPOOL VISION IN CONTEXT

• One of a number of key players
• Merseytravel the Passenger Transport Authority
  Executive
• Liverpool City Council Planning Highways
  Authority
• North West Development Agency
• English Partnerships
• Government Office for the North West
• A Partnership Approach is paramount

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THE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO REGENERATION
Development Regeneration
ENVIRONMENT Urban Design Public Realm
Transport Movement
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4. LIVERPOOL VISIONS CONTRIBUTION

• The Liverpool Vision Regeneration Framework
• a long-term regeneration vision for the City
  Centre
• includes transportation movement as a key
  component
• The City Centre Integrated Development Plan
• identifies the programme and the component
  projects.. and their funding sources
• The Delivery Mechanism
• The Vision Board
• The Implementation Group
• The Movement/Public Realm Forum
• The Management Team

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TRANSPORT AND MOVEMENT IN CONTEXT
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5. THE LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE MOVEMENT STRATEGY

• Merseysides Local Transport Plan
• a 10 year Strategy
• a detailed 5 year plan
• features Integrated Solutions
• includes Merseytram as the No. 1 Major Scheme
• The City Centre Movement Strategy Integrated
  Solution
• A balanced Approach Economy and Environment
• A People Movement focus
• Complemented by high quality Urban Design
• Supports the wider Regeneration and Development
  projects

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CITY CENTRE MOVEMENT STRATEGY PLAN
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6. LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE MOVEMENT STRATEGY

• KEY COMPONENTS
• Pedestrian Priority Areas
• Maximising the benefit of out Key Assets
• Architecture
• Public Spaces
• Car Parks
• 4 Underground Merseyrail stations
• Bus Stations
• Mersey Ferries
• Merseyrail station upgrades
• Lime Street Gateway
• Merseytram Loop
• Re-routeing and managing traffic
• A ClearZone Trailblazer

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MERSEYTRAM LOOP
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MERSEYTRAM HIGH QUALITY ACCESS AND URBAN DESIGN
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7. THE ROLE OF THE MOVEMENT STRATEGY

• Strategic Level
• To support Regeneration and Development
• To create a high quality Business friendly city
  centre
• To ensure sustainable accessibility
• To provide a safe and secure environment
• Delivery Level
• Provides the Framework for change
• A fully costed and resourced programme
• Detailed development of component projects now
  well advanced

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8. LEARNING THE LESSONS

• Partnership with all the key Agencies is critical
• Delivery is the key
• dialogue and decision making
• effective frameworks from the Board to the
  Management Group
• to be prepared to commit resources
• Make no little plans. Make Big Plans
• Source Author of 1909 Plan for Chicago,
  Liverpool Vision Strategic Framework