Public Space Management

 

BCCM provides a strong and consistent communication link to the businesses and other organisations to reduce disruption during major works and developments, and support the public transport system and traffic flow in and around the city centre; whilst supporting the delivery of major developments in the city centre.

It is critical that there is an independent co-ordinating organisation that delivers these activities taking into account the extensive number of environmental schemes, programmes and developments that are underway in the city centre. BCCM is best placed to deliver this engagement and has the experience, expertise and credibility to ensure the commercial activity within the city centre continues and disruption is minimised as much as possible during these development works.

.The facilitation and engagement delivered by BCCM contributes in a significant way to managing communications around each project and ensuring increased cohesion and support among the different communities affected.

Public Space Management Action Group

BCCM supports the physical regeneration of the city centre by co-ordinating this multi-agency Action Group.  This group provides a forum for the 3rd Sector, business community and statutory agencies to engage on all matters relating to public space management to create and maintain a neutral shared welcoming space, increasing usage and access to facilities across the City.

The public and private sector stakeholders represented on the Public Space Management Action Group have agreed that they will work collaboratively to promote enhanced urban management broadly in three ways by:

1. Engaging with businesses and service providers to improve the maintenance and cleanliness in Belfast City Centre.

2. Improving traffic management around and within the city centre.

3. Addressing access barriers in the city centre.

Belfast City Centre Management’s baseline data in the area of urban management has been provided by BCC cleanliness indices other healthcheck data.

The presentation from our last Public Space Action Group Meeting can be accessed via this link.

Strategic Objectives

  • Monitor and lobby for high standards of cleanliness and maintenance of the public realm and built environment,

  • Encourage civic pride and ownership,

  • Annual improvement in users perceptions of the  public realm,

  • Monitor and report on reinstatement of utility and other road works, particularly in the £30m ‘Streets Ahead’ areas,

  • Promote city centre accessibility including seeking to bring together various views from disability organisations,

  • Liaise with businesses on public realm and private development works,

  • Promote and facilitate dressing of public realm.