Belfast City Centre Access and Mobility Study
12 August 2009
The Department for Social Development (DSD) and the Department for Regional Development (DRD) have released the draft consultant’s study report on ‘Access and Mobility to Belfast City Centre’.
This consultation draft provides an opportunity to input views before the report is finalised.
The draft study report reviews relevant policy / guidance, summarises existing disabled facilities and schemes in Belfast and looks at existing case studies of other major cities in the UK. 25 recommendations have been made on how key stakeholders including government departments and disability groups can move forward to help improve the access and mobility facilities in Belfast City Centre.
It is intended that this study will help inform the on-going works to be carried out as part of the ‘Belfast: Streets Ahead’ work and the potential future DRD work as part of the Belfast City Centre Traffic Management Project and the emerging Belfast Rapid Transit proposals.
The proposed timetable for consultation will be:
- Consultation with the groups representing disabled people – from 27 July to 30 September 2009;
- Discussions and amendments to the study report – from 1 October to 30 October 2009;
- Study Report published – 2 November 2009.
A word copy of the report can be downloaded at http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/consultations/consultation-access-mobility-study-bcc.htm
For hard copies and alternative formats contact: Anna Slevin, DSD, Belfast City Centre Regeneration Directorate, Lesley House, 25 Wellington Place, Belfast BT1 6GD or email: anna.slevin@dsdni.gov.uk
Disability Action's Access Unit is preparing a response to the document which will be available on our website in the near future. If you would like a copy of our response please email unareid@disabilityaction.org or check our Hot Topics Page on the website.
