Business Improvement District Development Study - Merthyr Tydfil ...

Merthyr Tydfil Business Improvement District Development Study
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A BID PROGRAMME FOR MERTHYR TYDFIL TOWN CENTRE
Assessing and understanding existing services –
The baseline analysis – town centre profiling, desk-based research,
surveys, interviews and visioning event – has informed what a BID
programme for Merthyr Tydfil could include. These are summarised
below as „themes‟ and are the essential components that will inform the
strategy for service delivery. Whilst these themes are distinct there is
sufficient commonality to ensure that a cohesive / complementary
programme can be developed:
Promoting the centre to visitors and capturing more local spend;
Increasing the sense of safety and security for centre users;
Better communication between businesses and realising cost savings
through collective purchasing;
Improving the town centre environment through further
development and regular maintenance
the baseline
In order to establish a level of service that a Business Improvement
District is best able to provide, it is necessary to consider what is already
provided in the local area. This existing level of service is referred to as
the „baseline‟ and comprises the services provided by the local authority,
police or other public agencies. Business Improvement District activities
are required to be supplementary and additional to that provided by the
local authority and / or other organisations.
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