The project costings have been produced by Scarborough Borough Council Quantity Surveyors in conjunction with West 8. They represent a detailed investment plan for Scarborough's next 10-15 years identifying areas of additional funding, private investment and Council investment. The strategic package of works to the public space have been identi ed in the 1 st stage plan for the town centre as shown on page 47 and listed below together with costings. The strategic projects require starter funding, an investment in tactical locations to trigger private development and a revitalised town. During the process there has been a strong belief that as a starting point, Scarborough needs to reinvest into the Town Centre to bring life back into the heart. Scarborough is no Los Angeles, it requires a vibrant town centre to lift the pride of Scarborians, and serve the outlying areas. Without town centre investment Scarborough will achieve a certain death. Following the revitalisation of the centre, works to greater Scarborough should be pursued in conjunction with continued works to the rest of the town.
The Costing Sheets show all the projects that are in the course of development in Scarborough as well as those that have come out of the Town Team process. The short term projects are considered by West 8 to be the strategic package that should proceed rst in order to build a robust network of public space. As such these projects are itemised following the costing sheets. The costings table has been calculated by Scarborough Borough Council Quantity Surveyours as an Indicative Estimate, not as a nal project costing. More accurate costings will be able to be produced as project details become clearer. Included in the costing analysis is an Economic Outputs column showing the bene t to Scarborough that the new investments will make. The bulk of the projects that are considered of strategic importance are not those that generate the large returns, however a revitalised public space network is instrumental in ensuring that the large money spinning projects are not islands in a sea of mediocrity, and that the Urban Renaissance can in uence a wider sphere.