Title: Problems with CBDs and solutions through improving their physical environment

Captions (page 1):

1. Birmingham Bull Ring in the 1980s – square, concrete, ugly

2. Flagship buildings can revitalise the image of a CBD – eg Selfridges, Birmingham

3. Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester provides greenery and a nice place to have a picnic

4. Water features are increasingly common in CBDs like these fountains in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

5. ...even Grimsby has got in on the act with fountains outside Freshney Place

6. Modern sculptures like the bronze bull in the Bull Ring Birmingham can help too

7. Even temporary sculptures like this ice bear in Manchester make a difference

8. This redeveloped area in Birmingham has a modern art metal ball, greenery and seating areas

Captions (page 2)

9. 1960s architecture has a lot to answer for – sometimes you wonder what they were thinking!

10. Modern sculptures often reflect some historical association, like this steel water wall in Sheffield

11. Internet shopping and out-of-town shopping centres like Meadowhall have led to CBD shops struggling

for business

12. The hassle – and danger – from busy traffic in city centres doesn’t help either

13. ...though with electric trams Sheffield are trying to improve the traffic and air quality in the CBD

14. As simple a thing as power-washing old buildings can make a big difference to the image of the CBD

15. Some CBDs are jumping on the London Eye bandwagon and building ‘eyes’ of their own, like this one in

Manchester

Title: Problems with CBDs and solutions through improving their physical environment

Captions (page 1):

1. Birmingham Bull Ring in the 1980s – square, concrete, ugly

2. Flagship buildings can revitalise the image of a CBD – eg Selfridges, Birmingham

3. Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester provides greenery and a nice place to have a picnic

4. Water features are increasingly common in CBDs like these fountains in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

5. ...even Grimsby has got in on the act with fountains outside Freshney Place

6. Modern sculptures like the bronze bull in the Bull Ring Birmingham can help too

7. Even temporary sculptures like this ice bear in Manchester make a difference

8. This redeveloped area in Birmingham has a modern art metal ball, greenery and seating areas

Captions (page 2)

9. 1960s architecture has a lot to answer for – sometimes you wonder what they were thinking!

10. Modern sculptures often reflect some historical association, like this steel water wall in Sheffield

11. Internet shopping and out-of-town shopping centres like Meadowhall have led to CBD shops struggling

for business

12. The hassle – and danger – from busy traffic in city centres doesn’t help either

13. ...though with electric trams Sheffield are trying to improve the traffic and air quality in the CBD

14. As simple a thing as power-washing old buildings can make a big difference to the image of the CBD

15. Some CBDs are jumping on the London Eye bandwagon and building ‘eyes’ of their own, like this one in

Manchester