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Town Centres Overview

This guide is for everyone who works to make town centres cleaner, safer and greener. It is for those who want to make their local areas better places to live – especially in the evening and at night. It is aimed at people involved in planning, designing, managing and maintaining town centres:

  • Town and city centre managers
  • Cleansing teams
  • Community leaders
  • Members of ‘friends of’ groups
  • Voluntary groups
  • Heads of environmental services
It also provides an introduction to the strategic elements of improving town centres and explains why an all-encompassing approach is necessary. It gives practical options for achieving better services and signposts where more information and guidance is available.

The guide is part of our wider ‘How to’ programme which provides free events, online support and ongoing discussion of good practice for those who want to improve public space. There are also guides on How to Create Quality Parks and Open Spaces and How to Improve Residential Areas.