CBD Making Places

How do we create a central business district (CBD) that is exciting, vibrant, creative, diverse, culturally rich, sustainable, and above all people friendly?

We need to identify actions for a future CBD that better offers an exceptional quality of life within a sustainable blend of built and natural environment while considering population growth, economic growth, and lifestyle changes toward 2030.

Council project ‘CBD Making Places’ will examine how to unlock the potential for our CBD by using the findings of the recent Council project ‘Vision CBD 2030’ (which outlines key concepts of a shared vision for the CBD) to produce a framework in mid 2009 to guide long term strategic opportunities for the CBD.

For example: How do we better relate to the river? What do we do about a town square? What are the things that will define us as a city and put us on the map in the future? Do we have easy access to the things we want or need to do and do we feel safe? What does vibrancy mean and how might we achieve it? etc etc etc

We would like to invite you to a public session for 'CBD Making Places' as per the details below.

	Public Session Date:    Wednesday 8 April 2009 Time:   7pm-8.30pm Venue: Town Hall Laings Rd Lower Hutt RSVP:   email cbdreview@huttcity.govt.nz or              phone Charlotte on 04 570 6761              Spaces are limited. RSVP by 5pm 20 March 2009