Strong, bold political leadership will be needed to make the vision of a thriving Torbay into reality.
Bernie Foulkes, of LDA Design, warned at the presentation at the Imperial Hotel that other such visions had gathered dust.Others had succeeded.
In his experience, what was needed to make sure Torbay became one of Europe's most attractive seaside cities was: "Determination to get there even if getting from here to there means bloodying a few noses, stepping on a few toes, it has to happen. It's not easy.
"It takes a bold, imaginative step to get from where we are today to where we want to get to.
"It means making difficult decisions, making yourself unpopular from time to time."
But he said other towns and cities had succeeded in turning themselves around.
He said Torbay was an 'extraordinary place' which already had a huge advantage in the incomparable quality of its 'fabulous' natural setting and environment, and its rich built heritage, which other locations didn't.
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