CASE STUDY: REURBANISATION (MANCHESTER CBD)

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CASE STUDY: REURBANISATION (MANCHESTER CBD)

Reasons for Redevelopment:

  • IRA bombing of Manchester, 1996.
  • Irish Republican Army.
  • Forced regeneration from destruction of bombing.
  • 15,000m2 of new retail area.
  • 90,000 new offices.

Reviving the city centre:

  • Limiting out of town/suburban developments (via planning process)
  • Developing new facilities (leisure and entertainment, resturants and bars, development of 24 culture)
  • Improving safety (Pedestrianisation, green areas and street furniture, landscaping, CCTV)
  • Higher profile (themed events such as christmas market, market team to coordinate publicity, promoting street publicity such as street cafes)
  • Improved public transport (shopper buses, tram network, transport interchanges, park and ride schemes, careful pricing in car parking to control congestion)
  • Encouraging Re-urbanisation (loft and warehouse conversions, redevelopment of derelict sites with high quality apartment complexes)
  • Developing specialist areas (cultural quaters, flagship…

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