Könnte Manchester ein Modell für Großbritannien sein, um das Wachstum anzukurbeln?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ljgzjwjx3o
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Könnte Manchester ein Modell für Großbritannien sein, um das Wachstum anzukurbeln?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ljgzjwjx3o
Von 457655676
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Manchester’s rise has been strong but it is hard to emulate. It’s attractiveness is in many ways due to the cost of London forcing the young out, and being far enough away from London that it can be it’s own hub.
A lot of the opportunity of Manchester transport also stemmed from forward planning in the 60s where the transport executive brought up all the old railway lines which allowed the tram conversions.
The opportunity to build in Manchester city centre outwards also stems from the fact that so much of the place was run down and empty post de-industrialisation. Somewhere like Birmingham already had high rise building in its city centre but the verticality of Manchester was an opportunity that could be leveraged in the 2010s.
You also can’t forget the cool factor of Manchester, which is one of the big reasons so many young people moved. Despite being a bit run down, it had so much cultural capital.
Without these factors, you can’t replicate Manchester elsewhere. Pouring money into say Derby for regeneration isn’t going to create the same growth.
As previous comments have suggested, there are a lot of unique reasons for Manchesters success. However, the 2 important things they did was:1. Have a really ambitious development plan 2. Said ‚yes‘ a lot to development.
What is the figure for economic growth in Manchester? The article doesn’t say anywhere trust I could see.
Manchester is the best city in the UK. This isn’t even a “I’ll get robbed in London” bit, but I generally felt like London was overcrowded, people were a bit rude, and shit is just too expensive. Manchester is also getting there(costs) but we can enjoy it while it lasts. The people make the city so much better. There’s the occasional dickhead sure but in general I’ve loved living here for the past 5 years.
I’ll be honest, I was in Manchester for a business trip last year and I arrived at Piccadilly Station and I was amazed at the amount of litter, people who looked like they were on drugs, and groups of individuals who were clearly up to no good. From the above article that clearly isn’t representative of the city, but it wasn’t a good look.
The „buzz“ about Manchester seems to be thinly disguised nostalgia from people who grew up there or lefty journalists looking to glaze Burnham.
Do we have any actual stats? It’s not a place that figures highly in my consciousness.
Cambridge is the place I hear most about generating jobs and innovation.
It’s all very surface level, high rises that are mostly occupied by Chinese students and migrating Londoners. Rent is 1.5-2k. On the ground, the social rot in terms of anti-social behavior, drug dealing, and general filth getting worse every year. I moved in Manchester just before covid, and its got considerably worse since then in terms of the behavior of the public. Many cool restaurants are closing at the moment, probably due to tax pressures. It does have a nightlife, if you are a Deano and like that sort of vibe.