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Belfast Hub City Council City Infrastructure Meeting City Council, City Infrastructure Meeting December 2015

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What is the Belfast Hub? Transport is an enabler for: •Regeneration •Economic Growth King’s Cross Station Sheffield Station Birmingham New Street g Cardiff Station (proposed) (p p )

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 p g • 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 Providing a transport hub Supporting which is efficient, economic attractive, resilient , growth of Belfast growth of Belfast For For and future-proofed TRANSLINK For the City to meet changing Creating a sense needs of arrival in the of arrival in the City Tourism Tourism For the F th E h Enhancing the i th Aiding inward customer CUSTOMERS investment and experience, regeneration capitalising on capitalising on F For the th improved COMMUNITY connectivity and service provision service provision Creating an urban landscape Creating an urban landscape across the network and environment which Optimising the to encourage connects with and relates to social value of sustainable travel sustainable travel the local neighbourhoods the local neighbourhoods redevelopment redevelopment

The Project Need • Passenger transport is growing growing • Current facilities operating p g at capacity, not integrated • Poor advert for NI – tourism f • Network constrained • Network constrained • Underutilisation of strategic g property asset

Outline Proposals Existing g Proposed Proposed p p • 4 inter-urban rail platforms • Additional rail platforms • Additional rail platforms serving NI Railways serving NI Railways • 18 bus stands • Enterprise Service • Enterprise Service • Third line to Adelaide • Third line to Adelaide • Third line to Adelaide • Third line to Adelaide • Non-integrated facilities • Additional bus stands • Additional bus stands • Attractive retail, F&B • Attractive retail, F&B , , • Poor retail offer • Enhanced visibility and • Enhanced visibility and accessibility, including BRT accessibility, including BRT • Lack of visibility k f b l • Area regeneration • Area regeneration • Jobs and Opportunities • 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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