Ngāmotu New Plymouth City Centre Strategy
Whakakaha

Reinforcing our City Core

Description

The vision for this key move sees the city centre core recognised by residents, business and visitors alike as the hub of New Plymouth. Defined by Queen Street in the west and Liardet Street in the east, it is where the bustle of the city is alive and well – with a concentration of workers, retailers, hospitality and locals mixing alongside out-of-city visitors seeking out the latest arts, culture and recreation offer within the city.

The city core area is focused as a high-amenity public realm that encourages lingering and interaction. It has the highest footfall and share of office, retail and hospitality floor space in the city and pedestrian movement and public life are prioritised. It has local retail shopfronts that engage with the street, along with easy wayfinding for all ages and abilities.

New partnerships, independent review mechanisms and funding sources will ensure that high quality standards are achieved in every aspect of what makes the city centre core special.

Key components

  • A range of city core public realm amenity improvements recognising Māori significance and cultural history and including placemaking and wayfinding initiatives.
  • Refresh of Carparking Strategy and changes to the bus network as part of the Integrated Transport Plan.
  • Support for existing businesses and start-ups to consolidate activities in the city centre core. This could include bricks and mortar retail business support (e.g. shop front improvement or living over the shop grants) and online initiatives.
  • Attraction of a new anchor activity or institution into the core.
  • Introduction of a ‘toolbox’ of new partnership approaches, enabling policies, design quality review mechanisms and potential funding sources (e.g. a targeted rate). 

 

Projects and initiatives

Page last updated: 12:50PM Tue 07 December 2021

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