Birmingham - revitalising CBD 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAQA Created by: JiyaCreated on: 05-04-16 20:16 Factfile second largest city in Britain multicultural Balti Triangle famous for its curry houses Brindley Place: a super-modern development with luxury hotels and restaurants nightlife of Broad Street (lined with bars and clubs) gives the city a real buzz 'The Bullrings' shopping centre has 140+ shops with the latest designs, fashion and electronics The City of Birmingham Synphony Orchestra and Birmingham Royal Ballet provide culture St Paul's Square is the place to go for the latest in popular music 1 of 5 Pedestrianisation £400 million spent on transforming Brindley Place old warehouses by the canal converted into a smart, modern pedestrian zone contains upmarket apartments, offices, hotels, reataurants and cafes nearby visitor attractions include the Natioal Indoor Arena (NIA) and Sea Life Centre Aquarium traditional shopping streets in city centre have been pedestrianised 2 of 5 New Developments new bullring development reopened in 2003 more than 140 major shops and parking for over 3,000 cars created 8,000 jobs largest indoor shopping complex in Europe special attention given to redesign Bullring's building would help to make Birminghm's CBD look attractive to visitors contains a Selfridge store covered in 15,000 spun aluminium discs buildings in the Jewellery Quarter restored makes it attractive for tourists to visit Custard Factory built in 1900 deelopment company called SPACE, developed it for a centre of creative industries in 1st stage of development, 500 artists and small creative enterprises accomodated in small studios and workshops further developments include: a theatre, cafe, antiques shops, meeting rooms, dance studios, art galleries, bars and a nightclub 3 of 5 The Big City Plan sets out how Birmingham will improve in next 20 yrs identifies five key areas of development costing £10 billion aims to increase city core by 25% by improving transport connectivity through city centre will provide more than 5,000 new homes and 50,000 new jobs 4 of 5 Improvements to Traffic park and ride schemes bus lanes metro car sharing free scheme offered through approved employers sharing a journey one day a week seves £200 a year, helps reduce CO₂, reduces journey time and means you can use car share lanes 5 of 5
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