Renaissance Towns and Cities Programme
Key Principles
- Developing a regional strategy for design quality
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams to develop deliverable plans
Details
The Yorkshire Forward Renaissance Towns and Cities Programme (RTCP) was launched in 2001. Since then the RTCP has worked with local communities across 15 programmes in 27 towns and the city of Leeds. Each programme incorporates a 25-year vision for the renaissance of the particular town.
An initiative for Yorkshire & Humber, the RTCP aims to ensure that towns and cities are places where people want to invest, work and live.
Together with communities, partners and stakeholders, the RTCP ensures that towns are strong and competitive by being well designed, well managed, connected and accessible for people.
The multi-disciplinary Renaissance Towns and Cities Team use the expertise of an international panel of experts who work with ‘town teams’ (locally based community groups representing amenity, business and political interest), local authorities and other interested parties to re-think the purpose and physical form of their towns and develop a shared vision for the future.
The towns – home to nearly a fifth of the region’s population – have all completed their visions and masterplans. Implementation plans are now in place that include a portfolio of prioritised projects with delivery mechanisms and timescales to realise the vision of each town. These projects are now at various stages from development to completion.
Yorkshire Forward will next invest around £170m into the RTCP over a four-year period. The initiative is now embedded within its integrated corporate planning framework.
Other Information
- Location: Yorkshire and Humberside
- Project Team: Yorkshire Forward, Renaissance Towns and Cities Programme (RTCP)
- Contact: www.yorkshireforward.com
