Heads of Planning Scotland Feedback on Successful Place Leadership workshop Diarmaid Lawlor Head of Urbanism collaboration/ impact Successful place leadership is about compelling narratives place and time from yesterday ..planning for our childrens children Alignment Vocabulary Replicability Engagement & dialogue What more can we achieve from 100m. to address Collaborative public services Economic growth .for the greater good. today council assets Is Academy Street a red herring? Focus: Whole area experience and choices. Not just Academy street Purpose Cultural space to spend time A place for experiment A connecting place; intuitive Scope Overlapping functions [use] Integration [modes] Place to be [experience] Networks [choices] Focus: Whole area experience and choices. Not just Academy street Purpose Cultural space to spend time A place for experiment A connecting place; intuitive Scope Overlapping functions [use] Integration [modes] Place to be [experience] Networks [choices] Focus: Whole area experience and choices. Not just Academy street Purpose Cultural space to spend time A place for experiment A connecting place; intuitive Scope Overlapping functions [use] Integration [modes] Place to be [experience] Networks [choices] Strategic traffic management Movement Public realm Re-balancing the city and making more of major investment [eg UHI] as a whole place Arrival River Destinations Asset management Urban form & use Experiment by placemaking Inverness story: Quality place, health and wellbeing, nature from yesterday 1. Arrival 2. Integration 3. Union Street 4. River destination 5. Academy St as shared cultural space 6. Cultural and learning hub 7. Fine grain linkages 8. Maximising the river opportunity 9. Integrating planned education and cultural investment 10. Planning for the future of the culture and innovation quarter AlignmentReplicability Engagement Vocabulary we said. from yesterday It always seems impossible until its done Start anywhereProvoke possibilities Expect collaboration Take leadership