Redevelopment of Birmingham Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 4 things done to improve Birmingham?
A
- build pedestrian
- converted us
- improve access
- improve public access
2
Q
Improving access
A
- cost £600 million
- new street stations
- 34 million people a year visit
3
Q
Improving public access
A
- new public library
- German and Christmas markets
- spent a lot of money on developing open spaces
All these attract people to the CBD and make central Birmingham more appealing
4
Q
Pedestrianisation
A
- 2000- new bullring shopping centre opened, replaced 1960s construction
- rearrange central road network cost £500 million
5
Q
Converted use
A
- In Brindley-19 restaurants and bars built along 1.1 million square feet of office space
- 120 homes
- cost £200 million during 1990
- made use of old buildings and constructed new ones