Talbot Street Area

1. Talbot Street Area

2. Strategic Plan 2013-17 Thank you to all those who gave endorsement Working on local plans Views, ideas and comments welcome

3. The BID The purpose of Dublin City BID (Business Improvement District) is to get money in your tills Business led organisation Budget to get things done

4. Structured Activities All the BID’s activities are structured to drive business to you door Regaining and retaining customers, which includes increasing footfall and attracting new customers Tackling anti-social behaviour Creating a more attractive and pleasant environment for customers within the city Driving change through lobbying, making submissions, changing attitudes and mindsets, and establishing a pro-business environment

5. Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour 40 years of neglect Your city your voice results Joint Policing Forum & Strategic response group WIT Research findings Confirms much what we have said They don’t want to be here Tackling the drug market Reduction in drug paraphernalia

6. Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Lane Gating: Harbour Court Social Services Engagement with politicians Begging legislation Head shops Sale of prescription drugs ASBO’s and deportations Close co-operation with the Gardaí 5,000 follow ups Daily contact with local inspectors

7. Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Proactive supports ALDP in North East & Midlands Arrest referral Area reclaim e.g. North Lott’s & Cathedral Street/Dept. of Education, Wolfe Tone Square Reaching a tipping point Not the time to stop We can achieve what seemed impossible

8. Creating a More Attractive & Pleasant Environment Opportunity from LUAS works Pedestrianise Talbot Street Marlborough Place Pop up park Urban planning Design out crime Urban architecture Additional LED lighting

9. BID to be cost neutral Insurance scheme Group waste collections Save money UK experience Allow greater control Monitored by our people Organise times of collections to meet all businesses

10. Maintaining city commitment Cleaning & graffiti removal DCC baseline renewed Emergency response Lane washing & street stains 7,100 sq. metres of graffiti in 2011.

11. Regaining & Retaining the Customer Dublin City Marketing Forum Dublin at Christmas – success footfall up 8.5% - 1.2m additional customers over 4 weeks Continued increase in first quarter Match Belfast & Edinburgh – everyone working to deliver customers

12. Regaining & Retaining the Customer Enhance our on-line presence New site aimed at commuters Dine in Dublin – clever use of social media Better management of the evening economy

13. Regaining & Retaining the Customer Use of quality research Learn from shopping centres Target our messages Footfall cameras & statistical samples of revenues Propose & make changes

14. Driving Change Local areas: area action groups LAST Dame District Protecting trade during Luas BXD upgrades Joyce’s walk Talbot Street re-paving Anti-social behaviour Having commitments implemented

15. In conclusion

16. In The Past 4 Years We Established an ambassador team which provides 26,000 business recommendations to 200,000 visitors annually driving business to our members doors. Developed integrated city marketing programmes bringing city businesses, Failte Ireland, City Council and the transport companies together to target the domestic and international market showcasing city businesses with Dine in Dublin, Dublin Fashion Festival, Dublin at Christmas & New Year and Unique to Dublin while providing Christmas lights to 30 streets.

17. In The Past 4 Years We Successfully lobbied against inappropriately placed social services such as a 15,000 sq. ft. prisoner rehabilitation service and homeless services planned for the city’s commercial district. Worked on behalf of businesses with the Gardaí on curbing anti-social behaviour and organised begging and secured legislation to outlaw aggressive begging and the closure of head shops. Developed an immediate response cleaning service for members and created a graffiti free environment in the city centre while ensuring that Dublin City Council delivered on its commitment to the city traders through our baseline

18. In The Next 5 Years We Will Increase footfall and revenues by appealing to commuters and the suburban population with effective integrated marketing of the total city offering, loyalty schemes, and by making the enjoyment of the city an easy choice. Improve consumers night time experience and gain international Purple Flag accreditation for the city. We will enhance our night time information and cleaning crews, tackle evening begging and promote outdoor seating on wider footpaths and pedestrianised streets.

19. In The Next 5 Years We Will Fight to ensure that there are no new social services established in the city’s commercial core. We will actively support Pathways to Home and National Drug Strategy objectives of providing drug and homeless services within local community contexts facilitating the downsizing of current city centre services. Ensure that over the course of the next term that BID promoted schemes provide significant savings and ensure that the BID is at least cost neutral to our members. Strengthen commercial centre management skills in the city, develop area brands, reduce vacancies with appropriate new businesses and making it easier for customers to access the city by all transport means, find parking and explore the commercial districts.

20. In The Next 5 Years We Will Fight to ensure that there are no new social services established in the city’s commercial core. We will actively support Pathways to Home and National Drug Strategy objectives of providing drug and homeless services within local community contexts facilitating the downsizing of current city centre services. Ensure that over the course of the next term that BID promoted schemes provide significant savings and ensure that the BID is at least cost neutral to our members. Strengthen commercial centre management skills in the city, develop area brands, reduce vacancies with appropriate new businesses and making it easier for customers to access the city by all transport means, find parking and explore the commercial districts.

21. Thank you for your time Discussion