ATCM CITIES SUMMIT 2022: THE STREET FIGHT

When: 10am to 3.30pm, Tuesday 11th October 2022

Where: Hosted by CityCo (Lloyd’s House, 22 Lloyd Street, Manchester, M2 5WA)

Bookings: Limited capacity. Book your place now, here. Tickets cost £65 (+VAT) per person for ATCM members and are available on a first come first serve basis.

City users have different needs. Sometimes, these needs cause conflict. For years, we have seen heated debates between those representing groups such as pedestrians, motorists, cyclists and those with mobility issues as they each stake a claim over the streetscape. Following lockdown, rather than a clear consensus emerging of what city space should look like, we have more tension than ever. There are fractious debates over the nature of ad hoc pedestrianisation schemes during the pandemic with demands from some stakeholders to reverse these at the earliest opportunity. There is a desire for hospitality businesses to continue to use the public realm in an attempt…