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The main services which the City Central BID delivers are set out below. These are grouped under the priority activities which the City Central business community identified.

 

Pavement repairs

  • Planned paving remediation/repairs are undertaken. Appearance and customer impact standards apply over and above usual safety standards BID Operations Team prompt activity and record incidents to our partners for remedial action

Better promotion of access routes/facilities

  • Extensive radio and press campaigns extensively delivered to provide impact for key trading messages
  • Annual events programme
  • Newsletters in various mediums ie in hard copy, e-newsletter and website news updates
  • Banners / Signage
  • Key themed advertising messages coincide with the retail calendar ie Easter/Grand National, Summer, Christmas and late nght shopping messages

Improved street cleaning

  • Branded 'Barrow Walks' Team [street sweeping], 5 operatives on duty covering individual areas, 7 day coverage
  • Increased litter bin collection frequency utilising new compact machine, BID branded
  • Targeted additional weekend early morning street washing for Cavern Quarter and Great Charlotte Street

Street Crime Wardens 7 days a week (and associated safety activities)

  • Street Crime Wardens - guaranteed BID area patrols, Monday - Wednesday 8am - 7pm and Thursday - Sunday 8am - 10pm
  • Major enhancements to both daytime and evening Radio Alert schemes by:
  • Radio Alert Radio Monitoring @ CCTV enabling direct contact to assist with incidents, Monday - Wednesday 8-7pm, Thursday - Saturday 8 - 3pm and Sunday 9 - 1pm
  • Fully paid membership rates for Radio Alert Membership for BID members
  • Receipt of the 'Safer Shopping Award' 

Promoting the area for traditionally off-peak times

  • Extensive radio and press campaigns targeted for late night shopping information
  • Annual events programme
  • Newsletter in various medium
  • Banners / Signage

Regular street washing

  • Targeted additional weekend early morning street washing for Cavern Quarter and Great Charlotte Street to supplement new Liverpool City Council general street washing and deep cleansing regime

Deter begging

  • Operations Team and Street Crime Warden guaranteed BID area patrols to both target beggars, moving on and reporting to police as required, zero tolerance policy

Chewing gum removal

  • Targeted additional monthly deep cleanse (Clayton Steps/ Podium), to supplement new Liverpool City Council general street washing and deep cleansing regime