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6.0.1

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The following section sets out the options for the future development of the city centre.  The Council wants to know what you think about these and if there are any other options that should be considered.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE OPTIONS

Options are set out for each Policy Area. They are here to stimulate discussion and to get people thinking about the best way forward for the city centre. Sometimes several options can be combined. Sometimes they cannot – they will be of the “either/or” variety. You may have ideas we have missed out – if you do please tell us.

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The following section of the report sets out the options for the future development of the city centre. The Council wants to know what you think about these options and if there are any other options that should be considered.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE OPTIONS

Possible options are set out for each Policy Area. The options are there to stimulate discussion and to get people thinking about the best way forward for the city centre. Sometimes several options can be combined. Sometimes they cannot - they will be of the “either/or” variety. You may think of other options that haven’t been mentioned. If you have, please tell us.

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Option W1

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Westside as a commercial quarter.

This would encourage higher value office, shops and leisure facilities to build on the success of Brindleyplace and act as an extension to the  legal and financial core of the city.

Original Document

Westside as a commercial quarter. This option would encourage future commercial redevelopment within the Westside area, including higher value office, retail and leisure uses. This would build on the success of Brindleyplace and capitalise on the proximity of Westside to the legal and financial centre of the city.

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Option W2

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Westside as a specialist shopping area.

This option would develop more high end, specialist shops in the area with a  focus on the canal, The Mailbox, The Cube, the area around Bridge Street and the National Indoor Arena.  The Cube would play a significant part in encouraging such shops.

Original Document

Westside as a specialist shopping area. Specialist retailing would develop further in the area, focused on the canal, The Mailbox, The Cube, the area around Bridge Street and the NIA area. This option will encourage higher end retailing to locate in Westside, therefore consolidating the existing retail offer at the Mailbox. The Cube would act as an anchor and as a springboard for future specialist retailing.

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Option W5

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Walking Westside.

Create a tree lined avenue along  Suffolk Street Queensway to create a pedestrian friendly boulevard. This could mean replacing the slip road next to the Orion Building with a wider pavement and trees. It might even involve getting rid of some of heavy duty concrete roadssuch as the flyover over Navigation Street.  Thisn option would alos involvee more detailed work to improve walking routes between the Core and Westside through Paradise Circus and Holloway Head, and those between Broad Street and the neighbouring residential areas. Pedestrian crossings should be at street level.

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Walking Westside. Create a tree lined avenue along the route of Suffolk Street Queensway, lined with tall buildings, to create a pedestrian friendly boulevard. This could require the removal of the slip road adjacent to the Orion Building and its replacement with a wider pavement and trees. It might even involve the removal of some of the heavy duty highway structures such as the flyover over Navigation Street. Further attention would be given to improving the pedestrian links between the Core and Westside through Paradise Circus and Holloway Head, and between Broad Street and the neighbouring residential areas. Road crossings would be ‘at grade’ wherever possible rather than via bridges and underpasses.

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