Liverpool estabeleceu um plano sem precedentes de 1,4 bilhão de libras para ajudar a aumentar a recuperação pós-Covid do país e os preparativos para uma economia pós-Brexit. Programa que, se entregue, criará 25.600 empregos, fornecerá 12.000 trabalhos adicionais de construção e mais de 9.700 aprendizes. O prefeito de metrô da região da cidade de Liverpool, o Liverpool Economic Recovery Plan (LERP) também tem o apoio de 72 figuras principais dos setores comercial, jurídico, financeiro e cultural da cidade, incluindo o executivo-chefe do Liverpool FC, Peter Moore, vice-chanceler. Inovação, moradia, emprego e criatividade-com o objetivo de fornecer empregos e apoiar as pessoas no acesso a carreiras ao longo da vida nas áreas que levarão a economia do Reino Unido em futuras décadas. A pandemia para estabelecer uma estratégia (inicialmente chamada de Operação Greyhound), que garante que o momento recente não seja perdido. Suas três universidades educam anualmente 70.000 estudantes e a economia dos visitantes da antiga capital da cultura européia (2008) cresceu para mais de £ 3 bilhões por ano. Faseado a partir deste outono. Paddington Village, bem como um centro de inovação em ciências e tecnologia como parte do desenvolvimento da Universidade de Liverpool John Moores em Copperas Hill, no bairro de conhecimento da cidade (KQ Liverpool).
The city has submitted a 178-page report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor outlining how the city aims to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession, with a multi-layered programme which if delivered, will create 25,600 jobs, provide an additional 12,000 construction jobs and more than 9,700 apprenticeships.
Commissioned by the Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, this fully costed post-Covid recovery strategy sets out a five-year vision that also underlines Liverpool’s key strategic role as a global gateway in post-Brexit Britain.
Co-signed by the Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region, the Liverpool Economic Recovery Plan (LERP) also has the backing of 72 leading figures from the city’s commercial, legal, financial and cultural sectors including Liverpool FC Chief Executive Peter Moore, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool Professor Dame Janet Beer and John Godfrey of the fund Legal & General.
The LERP report focuses on four key themes – Innovation, Housing, Employment and Creativity – with the goal of providing jobs and supporting people in accessing lifelong careers in the areas which will drive the UK economy in future decades.
Liverpool, which has been resurrecting its economic base for the past 20 years following its dramatic collapse for the preceding 40 years, has been heavily impacted by Covid-19 and Liverpool City Council has moved quickly at the outset of the pandemic to set out a strategy (initially called Operation Greyhound) which ensures recent momentum is not lost.
Before Covid-19 struck Liverpool was averaging £1bn a year in regeneration investment and was steadily establishing itself as a world leading destination for medical research, digital health and life sciences. Its three universities annually educates 70,000 students and the visitor economy of the former European Capital of Culture (2008) has grown to more than £3bn a year.
In a letter to the Prime Minister introducing the plan, Mayor Joe Anderson and Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram jointly set out how the vision aims to underpin this recent growth and address the risk of mass unemployment when the Government’s emergency employment and business support measures are phased out from this Autumn.
The LERP report which will be going to the city council’s cabinet for endorsement next Friday, 3 July, has identified more than 25 shovel ready projects – most of which could begin before the end of 2020.
Totalling £1.4bn these projects include a new cruise terminal, a major housing development next to the International Festival Gardens site, the next phase of the city’s health innovation campus at Paddington Village as well as a Science and Tech Innovation Centre as part of the Liverpool John Moores University development at Copperas Hill in the city’s Knowledge Quarter (KQ Liverpool).
The recovery plan, which was co-authored by independent economic consultants Metro Dynamics, is requesting £200m of central government funding for physical construction and more than £267m for apprenticeship and skills training programmes.
Outros projetos-chave incluem:
- Inovação da saúde Liverpool (The Hill em Paddington North): Uma plataforma virtual hospedando plataforma de dados de saúde integrada para permitir uma maior compreensão dos impactos econômicos e da CoVID-19. Isso informará as respostas aprimoradas em saúde pública a qualquer pandemia futura e saúde geral da população civil. Este projeto propõe o desenvolvimento de moradias modulares e a retrofit de 4.000 casas como um passo crítico em direção a alvos de mudança climática e construção de riqueza da comunidade. Esses artistas formariam um novo "think tank criativo", disponível para empresas e o conselho para fornecer um pensamento criativo sobre a superação dos desafios de amanhã. Dois 20.000 pés
- Community Wealth Building by Housing Retrofit: A transformational housing retrofit project, focused on re-developing vulnerable and hard to reach neighbourhoods. This project proposes the development of modular housing and the retrofit of 4,000 homes as a critical step towards climate change targets and community wealth building.
- Creative Enterprise Allowance: This scheme would offer 12-month grants for up to 200 artists and creatives to encourage new, sustainable businesses and entrepreneurship, as well as delivering a cultural bursary scheme to support 50 individuals. These artists would form a new ‘creative think tank’, available to businesses and the council to provide creative thinking on overcoming tomorrow’s challenges.
- TV and Film Pop-Up Studio: A temporary film studio on vacant city-owned land in the 3 years until Littlewoods Studios is running at full capacity. Two 20,000ft 2 Os estágios sonoros estariam disponíveis para produção de filmes e TV, estendendo a estadia dos produtores de conteúdo e os gastos em Liverpool. Indústria de hospitalidade, reformulando as ruas importantes para apoiar o jantar ao ar livre. É um plano para um novo Liverpool. Nosso conhecimento, as economias digitais e visitantes estão florescendo e esse plano de recuperação estabelece uma estratégia detalhada para construir essas plataformas. Ao investir nesses projetos -chave, podemos renovar esta cidade e sua posição como uma porta de entrada para a Grã -Bretanha para o 21
On Monday (22nd June 2020) the city unveiled the first plank of the LERP report with its “Liverpool Without Walls” programme to support the hospitality industry, by reshaping key streets to support outdoor dining.
Reaction:
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: “The Covid-19 lockdown has left cities like Liverpool in a state of economic paralysis and the option of doing two things – wait for events to unfold or take action. Liverpool has acted. This recovery plan is a blueprint for a new Liverpool. Forged by ambition and confidence to be innovative in how we create new skills, new homes and new jobs, and it has the weight of the entire city behind it.
“Liverpool has undergone a renaissance over the past two decades and we are not about to let the momentum slip. Our knowledge, digital and visitor economies are flourishing and this recovery plan sets out a detailed strategy to build on those platforms. By investing in these key projects we can renew this city and its position it as a gateway for Britain for the 21 ST Century. Liverpool. Disse:
“This recovery plan is immensely detailed and the sheer volume of partners involved across both public and private sectors from a wide range of disciplines underlines our commitment to seize what is quite simply a once in a lifetime opportunity to reset Liverpool. It has been researched, analysed and fully costed and I’m confident the government will see that Liverpool means business. This recovery plan is all about partnerships – and we need the government to act as one too. The return on investment is huge, a stimulus package that will not just benefit Liverpool – but also the region and the country.”
Professor Dame Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, said: “Estamos ansiosos para trabalhar com parceiros em toda a cidade para desempenhar nosso papel nesse plano para garantir que nossa região se recupere e reformas o mais rapidamente possível após a crise atual. Historicamente, o Liverpool mostrou que tem a capacidade de se adaptar econômica e socialmente, implantando as habilidades de sua comunidade para ajudá -lo a florescer nas mudanças nas circunstâncias. Enfrentamos um grande desafio, mas estou confiante de que temos o talento e a experiência necessários para garantir que emergimos dessa crise como uma cidade mais forte e mais conectada. ”
Peter Moore, Chief Executive of Liverpool Football Club, said: “Liverpool Football Club has played a major part in this city’s past and it intends to play a major role in the city’s future. We believe in and support this five year plan and are fully committed to playing our part in supporting the city’s economy. We are investing heavily in digitizing our business and we are relying on the local resources to achieve this. As we have seen with most progressive cities, investment in the technology sector is key to continued and consistent growth – and this awful pandemic has shown us all that technology will play an even larger role in the future. Empowering remote working and delivering education and entertainment in this new world order will be key to growth. Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter is a fantastic incubator for emerging tech companies and has amazing potential to deliver the city’s aspirations.”
John Godfrey, Corporate Affairs Director at Legal and General, said: “Liverpool’s bid is imaginative, practical and plays into a policy agenda which requires investment-led recovery and levelling-up across the whole of the UK. Our experience investing over £20bn across multiple UK cities is that a compelling city vision can be delivered by the right partnership between central government, city government and the private sector: this is squarely in that space.”
Jessica Bowles, Director of Strategy at Bruntwood, said: ”As long term partners in Liverpool we have seen the city rebuild itself as a vibrant, creative, outward looking city over the last 20 years. Through Bruntwood Scitech our JV with Legal and General Capital we have invested in the Knowledge Quarter (KQ Liverpool) through a stake in Sciontec, que possui e opera o parque científico do Liverpool. O plano publicado hoje demonstra o melhor da parceria da região da cidade e da cidade, trabalhando e como as partes interessadas se unirem com um objetivo comum podem identificar, priorizar e oferecer grandes mudanças. Estamos ansiosos para apoiar isso na próxima fase da vida da cidade. ”
Colin Sinclair, executivo -chefe da KQ Liverpool, disse: Liverpool, como uma região de cidade e cidade, é uma marca global. Em nossa cidade, a cidade é regeneada pela cultura, que é uma indústria criativa e devastada pela cidade e com base em que se recuperou, em termos de uma cidade. Coronavirus, focado em onde somos de classe mundial. recuperação. ”
