Redevelopment of Birmingham

Question 1

What are the 4 things done to improve Birmingham?

Answer 1

• build pedestrian
• converted us
• improve access
• improve public access

Question 2

Improving access

Answer 2

• cost £600 million
• new street stations
• 34 million people a year visit

Question 3

Improving public access

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

Pedestrianisation

Answer 4

• 2000- new bullring shopping centre opened, replaced 1960s construction
• rearrange central road network cost £500 million

Question 5

Converted use

Answer 5

• 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