This report was prepared as a submission to the new City Development Plan and includes analysis and suggestions for improvements to realise an historic city core which meets the needs of businesses, residents and visitors to the city. Defining the core as the area bounded by the city's five Georgian squares, the report looks at connectivity, the public realm, improving the quality of commercial life and restoring residential use to historic areas such as Merrion Square. The report was commissioned by Dublin City Business Association.