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Belfast Hub

City Council City Infrastructure Meeting City Council, City Infrastructure Meeting

December 2015

Great Victoria Street Station

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What is the Belfast Hub?

Transport is an enabler for:

• Regeneration
• Economic Growth

King’s Cross Station

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Station Investment

Role of stations in the economy:

• Providing Connectivity
• Providing Capacity for Growth
• Providing Capacity for Growth
• Supporting Sustainable Economic Growth
• Acting as a Gateway
• Offering Development Opportunity

Offering Development Opportunity

Key Research Findings

Steer Davies Gleave The Value of Station Investment (November 2011) The Value of Station Investment (November 2011)

• Help stimulate growth and attract businesses

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• 67% increase in rateable values (Sheffield)
• Helped to create 650,000 sq.ft new office space (Manchester)
• Increase property value by 33% (Manchester)
• Act as a catalyst to broader development/ regeneration

Anticipated Outcomes

Providing a Supporting economic growth of Belfast Providing a transport hub which is efficient, attractive, resilient For For the City growth of Belfast Creating a sense

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, and future-proofed to meet changing needs For TRANSLINK

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City F th E h i th Tourism Aiding inward investment and regeneration

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For the CUSTOMERS Enhancing the customer experience, capitalising on Tourism

For the COMMUNITY

Creating an urban landscape capitalising on improved connectivity and service provision Creating an urban landscape and environment which connects with and relates to the local neighbourhoods Optimising the social value of redevelopment service provision across the network to encourage sustainable travel the local neighbourhoods redevelopment sustainable travel

The Project Need

• Passenger transport is

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• Current facilities operating

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• Poor advert for NI – tourism
• Network constrained
• Network constrained
• Underutilisation of strategic

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Outline Proposals

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• 4 inter-urban rail platforms

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• Additional rail platforms

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• Additional rail platforms
• 18 bus stands

serving NI Railways

• Enterprise Service
• Third line to Adelaide

serving NI Railways

• Enterprise Service
• Third line to Adelaide
• Non-integrated facilities
• Third line to Adelaide
• Additional bus stands
• Attractive retail, F&B
• Third line to Adelaide
• Additional bus stands
• Attractive retail, F&B
• Poor retail offer

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• Enhanced visibility and

accessibility, including BRT ,

• Enhanced visibility and

accessibility, including BRT

• Lack of visibility
• Area regeneration
• Jobs and Opportunities
• Area regeneration
• Jobs and Opportunities

The Project Team

Masterplan Strategy

Belfast Hub location

One of the largest land plots available in Belfast City

The Project Site

Proposed mall entrance Proposed mall entrance Existing mall environment Existing mall environment

Feasibility Appraisal

Track alignment

City Context

City Context - Destinations

Existing Constraints

Hub - Precedents

City Grain

Alignment One

Alignment One

Alignment One

Alignment One

Alignment One Thank you

Alignment One

Alignment Two

Alignment Two

Alignment Three Thank you

Alignment Three

Alignment Three

Interface with adjoining sites - Mall

Urban Realm - Precedents

Streetscape Concepts

Informing/ Consulting

• Public Consultations

Public Consultations

• Sandy Row Community Forum (SRCF)
• West Belfast Partnership Board
• Belfast City Mission

Belfast City Mission

• Neighbourhood Building
• Urban Villages
• Local Land and Business Owners
• Network Rail
• CIE (Irish Rail)

Indicative Project Timelines

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