CB1 redevelopment - H

Question 1

How large is the CB1 redevelopment

Answer 1

a 10 hectare area - on the western side of cambridge railway station

Question 2

When was approval for the redevelopment made

Answer 2

2008 and construction started in 2010

Question 3

What was the overall cost of the redevelopment

Answer 3

£725m - mostly private investment

Question 4

What was it like around CB1 before the redevelopment

Answer 4

many industries and high density low rise terraced housing built (after instillation of railway)

Question 5

What was a key industry before the redevelopment

Answer 5

flourished milling (Foster’s mill - renamed spillers ltc)

Question 6

When was spillers ltc closed

Answer 6

2001

Question 7

What happened to employment from 1980s to 1990s

Answer 7

it moved towards tertiary to quaternary

Question 8

What happened to the area after employment shifted

Answer 8

The area became derelict and had a lack of investment

Question 9

what was the NCP car park turned into

Answer 9

bus stops and housing for Anglia Ruskin

Question 10

what previously occupied the area of CB1

Answer 10

some light industries and retail areas such as FOCUS and large DIY stores

Question 11

what was the environmental quality like at the station

Answer 11

it was low

Question 12

what happened to buildings in the station during deindustrialization

Answer 12

buildings were left unfinished (City House on hills road was unfinished for 15 years)

Question 13

what happened to land in CB1

Answer 13

it was contaminated - 1000s of liters of water and underground water tanks had to be disposed of

Question 14

what caused visual pollution in the CB1 area

Answer 14

a fire in the Rank Hovis Mill

Question 15

what type of strategy was used in the CB1 regeneration

Answer 15

a market-led strategy also a flagship project

Question 16

which two companies mainly took the lead in the CB1 regeneration

Answer 16

Microsoft and Deliotte

Question 17

how expensive was the overall investment

Answer 17

£725mill

Question 18

what was the aim of the CB1 regeneration

Answer 18

to transform the land around the city’s station into a new getaway destination

Question 19

what types of retail did they include in the regeneration

Answer 19

sainsbury’s

Question 20

what hotel and facilities did they include in the regeneration

Answer 20

IBIS and Clayton Hotel

Question 21

what food and drink placed did they include in the regeneration

Answer 21

greggs, cafe nero, pret a anger gails, subway

Question 22

what residential places did they include in the regeneration

Answer 22

there is a range of apartment blocks

Question 23

what commercial places did they include in the regeneration

Answer 23

offices for various private companies

Question 24

what student accommodation did they include in the regeneration

Answer 24

anglia ruskin university accommodation

Question 25

what transport did they include in the regeneration

Answer 25

new bus interchange, taxi rank, multi-storey cycle park (3000 bikes)

Question 26

what open space did they include in the regeneration

Answer 26

green areas were provided in residential areas

Question 27

what methods did they use when rebranding the area of CB1

Answer 27

mixed land use, vertical land use zoning (lower floors commercial, upper floors residential)

Question 28

who bought the land around the station in the 2000s

Answer 28

Brookgate (a property development company)

Question 29

how many parcels of land did Brookgate have

Answer 29

26 parcels - which they sold to developers or residential owners

Question 30

how much was invested in redeveloping the natural environment

Answer 30

£21 mill

Question 31

who designed the plan for CB1

Answer 31

Robert Myers Architects

Question 32

how much accommodation was Anglia Ruskin allowed to build

Answer 32

3 accommodation blocks with 440 rooms for students - used in the summer to host international students

Question 33

what are the 4 main private corporations that invested in CB1

Answer 33

Amazon - created 400 jobs Microsoft - invested £37 mill Aviva - invested £87 mill Smarter Cambridge Transport - campaign group who made the area safer for pedestrians

Question 34

how is the regenerated area of CB1 now viewed

Answer 34

positively as it is modern, clean and safe negatively as there is police calls for antisocial behavior, bad traffic

Question 35

what promises were made for the regeneration that weren't met

Answer 35

30% affordable housing for Addenbrookes staff a tourist information center an integrated transport hub

Question 36

what two ways could you use to evaluate the success of the rebranding

Answer 36

SEE success (social, economic, environmental) short-term and long term successes

Question 37

what were some of the successes of the CB1 redevelopment

Answer 37

international businesses have moved into the area, 37% of 25 housing units were made affordable, contaminated land was cleaned up, best workspace in England award won

Question 38

what were some of the failures of the CB1 redevelopment

Answer 38

conflict between groups meant an extra £150,000 was invested, clone town, air quality issues, very few independent businesses, promises were not met / built.