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Two IPM Senior Fellows, the Institute’s Interim CEO Ian Harvey and Diane Wehrle, Marketing and Insights Director, MRI Springboard, were guests on a BBC Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ programme on 19^th September 2023, called How well does your high street work for you?

Colmore BID has seen an ever-growing night-time economy with the number of bars, clubs and restaurants growing considerably in the last few years. This growing economy has also led to challenges.  This case study particularly focuses on the issue of safety and crime and the projects undertaken to improve people’s experience of the city centre. 

Business Improvement Districts representing towns and cities around the UK have joined together to form influential working groups that tackle key issues in town and city centres.

The professional body for place leaders and managers has urged the Government to carefully manage possible changes to business rates regulations so as not to risk damaging high street investment.

The Journal of Place Management and Development (JPMD) proudly announces the winners of the 2023 JPMD Literati Awards, a prestigious recognition of excellence in the field of place management and place making.

This is a case study provided by the BID in Waterloo which has developed and produced a placemaking strategy for their area.  This study provides context, a list of challenges that were involved alongside the short term and long-term achievements and advice for anyone wanting to produce their own strategy.

With anti-social behaviour and crime continuing to act as a major barrier holding back UK high streets, Joe Barratt asks what role placemaking should play in making our streets safer?  

40% of visibly vacant town or city centre units, on average, have no agent board. Iain Nicholson explains why this is a problem and what place leaders and managers might do to intervene and mitigate it.

To get the most impact from billions of pounds of government investment and truly level up the UK, the private sector must share risk with local authorities, argues Paul Wright from the Whatifgroup and Senior Fellow of the IPM.

As high streets and town centres continues to face multiple pressures, Professor Cathy Parker, the research lead for the Government’s High Streets Task Force, explains in a new podcast why partnerships are essential to managing change.