>> CentreVenture will play a key role in implementing CentrePlan, the City of Winnipeg's visionary downtown strategy. The Corporation will provide development direction, coordination and leadership while seeking to eliminate administrative red tape. It will also lead development of solutions around issues such as public safety, vehicles, parking, pedestrian circulation, social issues and the environment.
>> Bridge and gap financing for downtown revitalization projects will be provided through CentreVenture's Urban Development Bank. CentreVenture will also stimulate capital investment in the conservation, rejuvenation and reuse of designated historic buildings through management of the City of Winnipeg's Heritage Tax Credit Programs and Heritage Economic Development Grants.
>> CentreVenture will actively promote residential, commercial, retail, entertainment and destination development by marketing downtown as the city's premier location for appropriate businesses; by targeting and securing new tenants for key downtown sites; and by encouraging strategic partnerships in clusters of focused economic activity – particularly along vital arteries such as Portage Avenue and Main Street.
>> Collaboration between the public and private sectors is essential to successful revitalization. CentreVenture will continue to promote public and private sector investment; to identify partnership opportunities; and to lead alignment initiatives that will streamline processes and eliminate redundancies.
>> CentreVenture will promote our downtown as an exciting destination for residents and visitors by working with other agencies to provide comprehensive information about all that our downtown has to offer.
