Dublin City Centre footfall up 8.5% in 2011
Dublin City BID points to strong performance by Dublin City Centre in 2011 retail sales, with footfall up 8.5% on 2010
- BID calls on Government to bring forward Budget Day 2012 to stimulate consumer spending -
Dublin City Business Improvement District (BID) today welcomed the figures released by the Central Statistics Office which showed that the volume of retail sales increased by 2.1% in December 2011 when compared with November 2011.
Bridgestone Guides – New Entries and Nominations
The latest edition of the Bridgestone Guides was launched yesterday, Wednesday 25th. Congratulations to our members who are included in this latest edition!
Area Action Group Meetings
The Area Action Groups take place bi-monthly. The purpose of these meetings is to develop local area plans under the following headings:
Safety and Security
Look and Feel
Marketing and Branding
Public Seating
We are receiving queries on public seating in the city centre which we are fully in favour of.
We have drafted a submission to DCC on the matter for inclusion in their “Your City Your Space” Public Realm Document.
The Your City Your Space Public Realm report is Dublin City Council’s draft report on the future of the public realm in the city centre, covering everything from roads, footpaths, public squares, street furniture and parks. They have put this report out for consultation and are welcoming any submissions by January 25th to yourspace@dublincity.ie Read more >>
Your City Your Space
The your city your space public realm report is Dublin City Council’s draft report on the future of the public realm in the city centre, covering everything from roads, footpaths, public squares, street furniture and parks. They have put this report out for consultation and are welcoming any submissions to yourspace@dublincity.ie ,. before Wednesday 25th january,so anyone who has ideas about how the city could be improved should think about making a submission. Read more >>
Response to IBAL’s Litter Survey Findings
Please click here to see Dublin City Business Improvement District’s Press Release in retaliation to this morning’s survey results from IBAL. Read more >>
Research in Anti-social Behaviour
Dublin City Business Improvement District are co-funding research with other city centre stakeholders into drug use and related antisocial behaviour in the city centre. Our independent researcher Tim Bingham is anxious to meet city centre businesses to get their input on the subject. Read more >>
Mary Portas – The Portas Review
The Portas Review – An Independant review into the Future of our High Streets.
Mary Portas of “Queen of Shops” fame, who was hired by the Prime Minister and UK Government to undertake this six month review in May, has recommended that “Town Teams” be empowered to take on more responsibilities and become “Super-BIDs” and that Landlords should invest in their Business Improvement District. Read more >>
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