Planning for successful mainstreets and town centres through self sustaining activation ensures that your local economy remains robust and provides a significant opportunity for community connection. Taking an evidence based approach ensures that any investment maximises both community and business outcomes. This session will take you step by step through the process: Research, Strategy and Implementation - using a real mainstreet as our case study. We will undertake research in the field, and work in teams to analyse, develop strategy and linked actions as well as define metrics for measuring success.

Designed For

Urban Planners, Councillors, Local Government Professionals, Architects, Industry Members, Business Consultants and Research Students.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn about place activation, tactical urbanism, and strategic planning for self-sustaining main streets
• Undertake onsite place data collection and analysis
• Identify place challenges and strategies for self-sustaining activation

Presenters 

Kylie Legge MPIA, Founding Director, Place Score Kylie is a leading voice in the evolving profession of placemaking. She is a founding Director of Place Partners, a multidisciplinary placemaking consultancy based in Sydney Australia as well as Place Score - the world's first place experience measurement tool. Her interests lie in the relationship between people and their urban environments and how we can work better collaboratively to create the kinds of places people want to spend time in.

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