"An integrated strategy for economic and spatial deveopment: it shows how we build the knowledge economy" NewcastleGateshead 1Plan, (2010).
That's the trouble with city centres: dominated by a commercial/corporate agenda which sees everyone as a customer. And if you are not a customer you are a nuisance. Skaters, BMXers and free-runners are using space for free. They hang around. Is that the heart of the alleged problem? Maybe city planners are missing a trick. Even 1Plan's culture and creativity summary ends up "the creative economy will take a big step forward strengthending links with the manufacturing sector, expanding into international markets and growing businesses of scale". Not much about there about the brilliant videos, blogs, photos from Tyneside's street sports' scenes. Time to start showing off.
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