THE long-held vision of a designated Hope Street arts quarter for Liverpool advances rapidly with a £3m grant to give the famous city thoroughfare a make-over.
The kilometre route from the Metropolitan Cathedral to Toxteth Library is to be transformed into a world-class boulevard, with new street lighting, seating and quality York stone paving.
Hope Street is home to the Liverpool Art College, Lipa, the Philharmonic, the Everyman and the two cathedrals.
The Hopes community association has long championed the route as 'the natural epicentre of Liverpool's cultural life."
The group's chairman, Hilary Burrage, is delighted with the latest news: "This really moves us on to greater things, and follows our selection by the government as the showcase community campaign of the millennium celebrations.
