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New Islington Millennium Village
in Manchester
- Problems with the 'Cardroom' estate
- Only half of the 204
homes were
occupied.
- Infamous for high crime rates and social deprivation
- Ugly, old buildings.
- Only half of the 204
homes were
occupied.
- Aims
- Received funding for regeneration project in 2002 with
Urban Splash (developers) have been working with the
government on this project.
- Aims:
- Happy community
- Wide range of high quality housing
- Convenient facilities (eg:
transport & shops)
- Employment opportunities
- Safe & clean environment
- 'Make it a good and beautiful
place to live'
- Happy community
- Received funding for regeneration project in 2002 with
Urban Splash (developers) have been working with the
government on this project.
- Environmental improvements
- 3000metres of canalside
- 300 trees planted
- 2 garden islands
- Orchard planted
- A beach was created
- Private gardens and patios
- Boreholes providing up to 25 litres
per second of naturally filtered
water.
- Recycling areas
- 3000metres of canalside
- Improvements in the community
- Local primary school
- Play areas &
parks put in place
- Football pitch created
- Healthcentre
- A creche
- Village hall
- On the street & underground parking
(total of 1400 spaces)
- New shops, restaurants, cafes and
- 50 mooring spaces
available on the canal
- Metrolink stop very close and lots
of new bus stops and bus routes
available.
- Local primary school
- Housing improvements
- 66 houses built
- 500 2-3 storey
apartments
- 34 urban barns
- Central heating provided in the housing
- About 2500 new
residents to move
into the area.
- Old residents are guaranteed a new house
- 66 houses built
- Criticisms of the New Islington
Millennium Village
- The ultra modern building
designs are not to everyone's
taste
- The emphasis on security
may lessen the community
spirit.
- As the project is still going on it is
hard to evaluate the success of it and
what it's criticisms are.
- When the new residents
move in it will put the area
to test. Also the addition will
be testing to manage.
- The ultra modern building
designs are not to everyone's
taste
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