Arterial Routes
The Arterial Routes Programme Belfast's arterial routes radiating from the city centre are key gateways and the lifeblood for the social economic working of the city. North Belfast Partnership are working in partnership with Belfast City Council, and supporting via Urban II funding, the plans for the key arterial routes in the North of the city. BACKGROUND The Arterial Routes initiative represents a novel inter-agency approach to developing integrated regeneration plans for designated nodes along the key roads into the city. Theses areas, which were once successful locations supporting their surrounding neighbourhoods, now require targeted support to tackle problems of economic, social and environmental decline. North Belfast Partnership continues to make a key contribution via the collaborative partnership created by Belfast City Council to bring about a much-needed sustainable approach along the arterial routes. The partnership consists of the Belfast Area Partnerships, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Belfast Regeneration Office and Belfast City Council. Belfast City Council as the lead partner facilitates the partnership. The programme is part of the wider context within the city and over £60 million of investment has been secured for projects across the city identified through Phase I of the Arterial Routes Programme. NORTH BELFAST
Following an audit of all the city's main arterial routes, eleven key nodes were identified to be dealt with in a phased approach. The routes in phase one in North Belfast are: Integrated area plans have been developed for each of these nodes and are currently at implementation stage. Projects identified under Phase I - Lower Antrim Road and York Road, have attracted additional funding of £300,000 from the Urban II Programme for environmental enhancements. Urban II is the Community Initiative of the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2000 - 2006. It aims to promote the design and implementation of innovative models of development for the economic and social regeneration of troubled urban areas of the European Union. Initial scooping work has been carried out to identify the regeneration needs for the phase two node: Local community consultation has just been launched and is being facilitated by North Belfast Partnership for the Phase Two Node - Lower Crumlin Road. As with Phase I efforts will be made to draw down additional funding to complement the BCC monies available for environmental enhancements along this route. For information on the latest consultation event please click here. For details of how to get involved in local community consultation for the North Belfast Phase Two Node - Lower Crumlin Road, please contact Tracey McCullough on 028 90752990 For more information on the Arterial Routes Programme please click on to www.belfastcapitalcity.com For details of current consultation events click here
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