This document outlines 100 ways to help the high street, organized into 10 categories: working together, safe and secure streets, enhancing the streetscape, consumer marketing and events, accessing the high street, attracting investment and business mix, the evening and night-time economy, and training and development. It provides specific strategies and programs under each category to revitalize town centers and support local businesses.

1. 100 Ways to Help the High Street

2. Working Together
 Create a Town Team ►Governing a Partnership
 Encourage Representation from Across your Local Govt
 Working with the Property Industry ► Form a Membership Scheme
 Develop a BID ► Understanding Your Town Centre’s Performance
 Make a Plan ► Keep in touch with your Partnership
 Attracting Funding & Sponsorship
 Consider the Skills base of your Partners ► Be Charitable

3. The Safe & Secure High Street
 Creating a Crime Reduction Partnership
 Working with your local Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership
 Community Alcohol Partnerships
 Combating Crime through On-Line Crime Technology
 Talk to your Crime Prevention Contacts ► Radio Link Networks
 Mobile CCTV ► Exclusion Schemes
 Restricting Alcohol Consumption through Designated Public Place Orders
 Penalty Notices & Fixed Penalty Notices ► Make Crime Reduction Visible
 Community Wardens ► Child Safe Zones & Schemes for Lost Children

4. Enhancing the Streetscape
 First Impressions Exercise ► Streetcare Audits
 General Design Guidance ► Removing Clutter
 Litter ► Creating Coherent Fascia
 Pedestrian Signposting & Wayfaring ► Illuminating the Public Realm
 Festive Lighting ► Public Art
 Planting & Floral Displays ► Managing Shared Space Effectively
 Window Dressing for Vacant Shops

5. Consumer Marketing, Animation &
Events
 Know Your Consumers ► Develop a Town Centre Website
 On-line Town Centre Shopping ► Creating Town Guides & Maps
 Street Parades, Stage Shows & Events ► Entertaining the Kids
 Town Trails ► Creating a Sense of Place Through Narratives
 Social Networking, Bluetooth & Mobile Marketing
 Communicate Your Achievements ► Local Loyalty & Voucher Schemes
 Make the Town Centre an Attractive Proposition for Residents
 Participate in Independent Retailer Month
 Marketing with Neighbouring Town Centres & Attractions

6. Accessing the High Street
 Maximising Gateway Opportunities ► Linking the Town Centre Together
 Unifying the Transport Network ► Pick up and Drop Bike & Car Schemes
 Cycle Routes & Parking ►Promoting and Improving Bus Services
 Accommodating the Travel Needs of Young Families
 Shopmobility ► Provide a Balanced Consideration of Parking Charges
 Replacing Pay & Display Car Parks with Barrier Operated Systems
 Displaying Real Time Parking Information ►Park & Ride

7. Attracting Investment & Getting the
Business Mix Right
 Auditing your Town Centre Offer ► Building on Existing Footfall Generators
 Virtual Tour of the High Street ► Free Wifi ►Getting the Mix Right
 Helping Small Business through Business Rates Concessions
 Using Evidence to Promote your Town Centre to Investors
 Branding Elements of your Town Centre
 Reversing Decline of Existing Markets ► Introduction of New Markets
 Business Incubator Units ► Building a Strong Relationship between Landlords & Tenants
 Pop-up Shops ► Turning Empty Shops into Temporary Art Galleries
 Community Involvement in Regeneration ► Introduction of a Crèche

8. The Evening & Night-time Economy
 Purple Flag ► Planning for the Evening
 Managing the Transition between Day & Night ►Alive After Five
 Late Night Bus Service ►Promotion of Late Night Transport
 Taxi Marshall Scheme ►Dedicated Ambassadors & Managers for NTE
 Light Night ► Accreditation Schemes for Licensed Premises
 Best bar None ► Pubwatch ►Street Pastors & Safe Havens

9. Training, Development &
Accreditation
 Local Business & Industry Award Schemes
 National Skills Academies
 Mentoring & Buddy Schemes
 Networking for Town Centre Managers & Town Teams
 Professional Accreditation for Town Centre Managers

10. Thank you and Good Luck!
Jean Ball
jean@tbld.co.uk
07770 416649
Twitter: JeanBall1
www.100Ways.org.uk
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