Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) have published their initiative/document Town and City Management Framework, as officially launched by Minister Phil Hogan. REI have strongly got behind Town Centre Management, and the ‘Town Team’ approach as a fundamental part of town centre revitalisation. The report contains a number of ideas and initiatives that towns can utilise. There are also proposals to undertake a survey of 100 towns later this year. At Urb we see this as a positive initiative by REI and welcome Minister Hogan’s support. This report reflects the support of Place Management in the Portas Review and the strong development of BIDs in the UK. REI have created welcome and much-needed publicity for the Place Management approach to town centre renewal in Ireland. But theres a big difference between having a list of things you can do, to implementing actions and initiatives for your town, and having the right people to do it. Contact richard@urb.ie if you need assistance in development your town centre management plan or partnership.