WHAT IS A BOLDER VISION FOR BELFAST

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

A Bolder Vision for Belfast reflects the overwhelming recognition that change needs to happen 
to ensure economic and environmental resilience is embedded within the liveability and 
mobility landscape of Belfast as a capital city of today and of the future. This Bolder Vision is 
the continuation of a journey for the city, initiated with the Belfast Agenda and strengthened by 
recent policies and strategies focusing on the centre of Belfast in 2035.

Bolder Vision is underpinned by eight Themes for Change that have led to the four Visioning 
Principles which will see Belfast city centre by 2035 as:

Themes for Change

City Centre as an Inclusive Place to Live, Work and Visit

Community Focused Regeneration 

Prioritise Walking, Cycling & Public Transport

Remove Reliance on Car Travel

Active and Inclusive Public Realm and Green Spaces

Vibrant and Safe Streets

Embracing our Rivers

Overcoming Severance with Surrounding Communities

Visioning Principles

Creating a healthy, shared, vibrant and sustainable 
environment that promotes wellbeing for all, 
inclusive growth and innovation.

Fundamentally changing the centre of Belfast to 
prioritise integrated walking, cycling and public 
transport and end the dominance of the car.

Providing lively, safe and green streets linking 
inclusive shared spaces to promote resilience and 
enhance our built heritage.

Removing severance and barriers to movement 
between the centre of Belfast and the surrounding 
communities to improve access for all.