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John Rigby , Director of Economy & Development, Exeter City Council John Rigby , Director of Economy & Development, Exeter City Council
John discusses: Managing vehicles; permeability/connectivity; effective design of spaces; local distinctiveness; limited palette of materials; public art and lighting
Paul Davis, Chairman, Paul Davis and Partners Paul Davis , Chairman, Paul Davis and Partners
Duke of York Square is a pedestrianised square off the King's Road, London, linking a series of interconnected public spaces
Measuring the relationship between successful public realm and successful development. By Roger Evans and Conrad Kickert (REAL)
The choice of a single development partner has been a fundamental driver in the success of a retail-led mixed-use development in Liverpool. The Paradise Project was planned to create a new, easily accessible city centre.
Juliana O’Rourke speaks with Capita Symonds’ Peter Mynors, transport advisor to the project at the pre-construction stage
May 2, 2008 - Waitrose is targeting market towns and the first store will be tested in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, it has been revealed in The Daily Telegraph.Waitrose managing director Mark Price told the newspaper the retailer wanted at least half the space of the new stores dedicated to fresh food, much of it local.'What we’re aiming to do is reflect the ambience of a traditional grocery shop,' he said. ... more >
May 1, 2008 - Proposals to make the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) a statutory consultee on whether supermarket developments should get the go ahead will turn it into a quasi planning bureaucracy which may struggle to cope with the huge number of applications it will have to assess each year, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). more >
By Lucy Tennyson What lessons do our distinctive and historic town centres have to offer placemakers today? How can we better adapt them for new uses in terms of design, density, functionality and sustainability? What lessons do our distinctive and historic town centres have to offer placemakers today? How can we better adapt them for new uses in terms of design, density, functionality and sustainability? By Lucy Tennyson
The multi-disciplinary design team for the redevelopment of New Zealand’s Christchurch City Mall area included a retail specialist who ‘understood the enemy’ – big box retail and hyper-malls, says Shonagh Lindsay
February 28, 2008 - Liberal Democrat peer Brian Cotter is proposing a new Bill to protect the future of independent retailers and enable local communities to have a voice and a significant influence, where new supermarkets are planned, or existing large retail outlets wish to expand to the detriment of the local area and people.Lord Cotter’s Retail Development Bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords on... more >
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