City Centre Project
Tracks
Customer Experience Room: Rongomātāne B
| Wednesday, November 20, 2024 |
| 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM |
| Breakout Room B, Rongomātāne B |
Overview
Emily McLean, Tauranga City Council
Speaker
Emily McLean
Programme Lead: City Development, City Development & Partnerships
Tauranga City Council
City Centre Project
Abstract
Like many cities in Aotearoa and globally, Tauranga’s city centre has been in decline. After years of underinvestment, coupled with the pandemic advancing changes in the way people shop and do business, Tauranga was languishing. This presentation seeks to leave you with a little bit of FOMO (fear of missing out) by highlighting the new sense of momentum in the centre of Tauranga. The transformation of the city centre is well underway to create a destination that our community has told us they want – one that’s vibrant, well-planned and safe, a city centre that is accessible and diverse, enhances our natural environment, and has more activities for everyone to enjoy. The presentation will focus on the high levels of collaboration that have helped us deliver great outcomes for our community along the way.
Biography
Emily cares passionately about the places she calls home. She is the Programme Lead: City Development for Tauranga City Council where her mandate is to work across the organisation to facilitate the place-based management and delivery of Council’s 10-year strategic plan for the City Centre. In a city currently undergoing significant transformation, Emily takes a community-centric mindset, specialising in public realm design, placemaking and enhancing people’s connections to place. She’s part of a team working to create a city that people can be proud of.
With a background in cultural heritage and design, Emily has over 15 years’ experience working across the public and private sectors in architecture, urban planning and cultural heritage in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.
