KEY MOVES

PROMOTE CITY CENTRE LIVING

Encourage city centre living by providing greater quality, choice and affordability of 
accommodation, to create a shared and inclusive environment. Establish a city-wide network 
of people friendly routes, community focus streets, incorporating city parks and connections 
to opportunities for play, interaction, rest and leisure.

Strengthening existing projects:

• Belfast Streets Ahead Phase 3

• Belfast Streets Ahead Phase 5

• Five C’s project

• Belfast Transport Hub

• One Million Trees commitment

• Belfast Cycling Strategy 2021

Shorter Term Interventions /Catalyst Opportunities:

Ensure all capital projects, including private sector developments, are designed to 
support city centre living and building sustainable communities.

Remove traffic access from Verner Street, and utilise St George’s market to activate 
the space for greening, parklets and retail. 

Introduce a linear park in the derelict car park south of Bruce St during 
construction phase of Belfast Transport Hub. Explore opportunities additional city 
parks as temporary uses.

Increase cycle parking and Belfast Bike docking stations along the river, around the 
inner ring road of the city centre to support the development of the Belfast Cycling 
Network 2021 and linking with the Connswater Greenway to the East. 

Supporting the urban forest/one million tree commitment which Belfast has 
signed up to with the introduction of temporary trees in movable containers. 
These could be used to test out the introduction of more permanent boulevard 
planting

Longer Term interventions:

Create a series of destination parks and community focussed streets for the Inner 
North West areas

Create a series of vibrant public spaces, including Cathedral Gardens area, 
Saltwater Square and City Quays Garden linked to both existing and proposed 
people focussed routes 

Establish a network of green streets to prioritise walking, wheeling and cycling, 
together with incorporating, street trees, pocket parks and different typologies of 
landscaping.