Since August this year, The BID Foundation and Institute of Place Management has been pleased to work closely with ATCM and British BIDs in discussion with government on some of the key issues facing the BID sector at present. This…
Long-Term Plan Investment The Institute of Place Management welcomes the government’s publication of its “Long Term Plan for Towns”, which is providing new funding to support 55 towns to invest in local people’s priorities against the three key themes of…
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 19th September 2023, called How well does your high…
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…
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. Representatives from 34 BIDs have formed four working groups that will meet regularly…
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. With the Treasury currently consulting on the scope and scale…
This year, the 2023 JPMD Literati Award winner for Outstanding Paper has been awarded to Pieter Breek, Jasper Eshuis, and Joke Hermes, for their paper, titled “Street-level bureaucrats: Tensions and Challenges in Online Placemaking”. Their article highlights the essential role…
Waterloo faces many different challenges with competing audiences and interests. Although it is located in central London, with a nationally important railway, it often bypasses attention from local and international visitors. However, its geography has led to various difficulties, with…
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? __ When stories emerged earlier this year of shops…
40% of visibly vacant town or city centre units, on average, have no agent board. IPM’s Strategic Development Lead and founder of The Vacant Shops Academy, Iain Nicholson explains why this is a problem and what place leaders and managers…