New masterplan for Liverpool
A NEW 10-year masterplan is being created setting out a vision for Liverpool city centre.
The Strategic Investment Framework (SIF) is being produced by Liverpool Vision and will build on the previous Strategic Regeneration Framework 2000 document, which guided the delivery of the physical transformation of the city which has taken place over the past decade.
The previous plan envisaged Liverpool One, the Arena and Convention Centre, the Museum of Liverpool, the canal link, the cruise liner facility, St Paul’s Square, the City Centre Movement Strategy and Lime Street Gateway, as well as suggesting that the city bid to be European Capital of Culture.
A SIF steering group has now been formed to develop the new strategy, which will be delivered next year. The steering group will be chaired by Liverpool Vision chief executive Max Steinberg.
He said: “The new SIF will reflect Liverpool’s developing international agenda and take account of best practice from creative cities around the world.
“It will ensure the city centre’s business, residential and visitor communities can co-exist in a vibrant, innovative and enterprising space and give confidence to those considering investing in the city.”
The steering group will contain representatives from the city council, Liverpool One, Liverpool in Business, Professional Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, 2Bio; Land Securities, the Arena and Convention Centre, Merseytravel and Bruntwood.
David Guest, regional director of Bruntwood, said: “The new framework will provide a basis for the city’s next generation of international city centre development.
“It will set out criteria to evaluate initiatives that will boost additionality in the creation of wealth and new investment and therefore increase sustainable job creation for the wider city community.”
