Expert group highlights vital public realm in towns and cities
The BID Foundation Public Realm Working Group has met to discuss the range of projects being delivered by Business Improvement…
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Business Improvement Districts celebrate 20 years and £1billion invested in UK towns and cities
2024 marks the 20-year anniversary of Business Improvement Districts in the UK, the organisations that have invested over £1billion in…
Why greener retail development is good economic strategy
Tom Whittington, Director Commercial Research, Savills and Fellow of the Institute of Place Management The themes Tom discusses here will…
Place Leaders in Focus: Sally Gillborn MBE, North Notts BID
In the first of a new series – Place Leaders in Focus – we talk to Sally Gillborn MBE, Chief…
Staffordshire showcases local quality of life and strengthen place marketing links
What makes a place special? Uniqueness? Heritage? Assets? Indeed, to say boldly “This is the place I’m proud to call…
BID leaders set the place agenda for 2024
21st January 2024 Through a series of working groups, Business Improvement Districts have set out priorities for safe, vibrant and…
To help high streets succeed in 2024, it’s time to consider a different approach
15th January 2024 Year after year the media laments the decline of our high streets. To change this narrative, local…
IPM has launched a new podcast – Making Places
Making Places is a new podcast hosted by the Insitute of Place Management. In this first edition, Cathy Parker MBE, SFIPM,…
Journal of Place Management and Development: First issue of 2024 out now
The Journal of Place Management and Development starts its 17th year with a standard issue that consists of seven articles.…
High street funding will be wasted unless councils develop a new approach to regeneration, warns new IPM report
Councils urgently need to develop multi-stakeholder partnerships to prevent future ‘levelling up’ investment from being wasted, a new report has…
Advisory panel reports on Liverpool’s future – IPM summary
The Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel, which was setup to plan for Liverpool’s revival as a city following a series…
Building place identity through heritage
In his first blog for the IPM, Dr. Michael Sewell, explores UK heritage in the context of place-making and management.…