tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833066601533954461.post706737899500421..comments2023-10-24T12:11:18.224+01:00Comments on Bradfordia: ThreatsBradfordiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441808627291682452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833066601533954461.post-82654896286163654442012-01-15T20:55:17.384+00:002012-01-15T20:55:17.384+00:00A well-written and well-argued critique of the cur...A well-written and well-argued critique of the current situation we find ourselves in. The comments above are sound and a mixture of optimism and candour is definitely required. Please keep writing about our beautiful city - it encourages other voices. There is an increasing will to kick-start the regeneration (and not just in economic terms) of Bradford.Damien O'Keeffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17416167048458117884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833066601533954461.post-53837339837425862922012-01-08T18:17:15.558+00:002012-01-08T18:17:15.558+00:00This makes good reading and I welcome your positiv...This makes good reading and I welcome your positive approach to the city. The fact that we don't have all those multiple retailers means that neighbouring cities that do have them, overtrade. Hence need for Westfield which will provide modern space for those retailers to come back. Any good city centre needs constant and huge investment. In a time of cuts this is difficult to achieve. But city centre is the absolute priority of the city's regen team.Susan Hinchcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258679998502717861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833066601533954461.post-60441989378404096892012-01-08T17:23:39.745+00:002012-01-08T17:23:39.745+00:00Excellent blog - lots of thought and some positive...Excellent blog - lots of thought and some positive suggestions.Simon Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586896340482296341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833066601533954461.post-8461405030483250992012-01-08T09:18:19.876+00:002012-01-08T09:18:19.876+00:00Good Blog,
Came here from Skyscrapercity (Leeds s...Good Blog,<br /><br />Came here from Skyscrapercity (Leeds sub-forum) and you've written quite a comprehensive analysis for Bradford.<br /><br />Whilst you have some good practical ideas, at the moment Bradford is struggling in ways to implement them. The Odeon for example is a brilliant piece of 1930's architecture that desperately needs to be saved by local government and turned into something...quite frankly anything than it's decaying existence.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, the thing is about Bradford you see, is that there isn't much accountability to local council or government. A certain well known newspaper is in cahoots with Bradford City Council, and as nobody else has a strong voice within the city nothing gets done about the decrepid nature of town.<br /><br />Continue with this blog, I think if you strike a balance of optimism, good ideas but also criticism and forcing accountability and responsibility of local government...you might just make a difference.<br /><br />Tom,<br />Bradford.Yorkshire Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656059813567652430noreply@blogger.com