York BID Business Plan 2021-2026

BUSINESS SUPPORT
We will continue to seek out new ways to support and empower local
businesses. We want to utilise intelligent data and smart technology
to help the city centre adapt and keep pace with changing customer
behaviour. We will continue to lobby for long-term transport plans to
make it easier to access the city by car, bus, bike or foot.
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“During my time working with the York BID, it
was evident that it reflects the entrepreneurial
spirit of the York business community. The
level of engagement with the York BID team
and Andrew Lowson in particular has been
very positive and has helped us at First York to
support the wider agenda of the city. Creating
an effective partnership, facilitated by the
York BID has allowed us to kick-start new late
evening Park&Ride services which support
the night time economy
in York. We’re proud of
our relationship with the
York BID and support
its continuation.”
Marc Bichtemann | Managing Director
First York
CITY PERFORMANCE
MONITORING
The BID will look to invest in
smart technologies and data
that allow us to more accurately
monitor the city centre’s
performance, such as footfall
volumes, sales indices and
visitor profiling.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
We will seek to provide better
networking and promotional
opportunities for professional
services clusters.
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PROMOTING LOCAL &
INDEPENDENT OFFERINGS
The BID will find opportunities
to market the city as an
attractive destination to local
audiences and to support
independent businesses.
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