Wolverhampton City Centre
2.5 YEAR PROJECT
DURATION
CLIENT: WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Improving
public spaces
Supporting the community
Wolverhampton City Centre Transformation: Creating Vibrant, Connected Spaces
Work on the first two phases of the city centre improvement programme in the Victoria Street and University of Wolverhampton at The Halls (formerly Civic Halls) areas have been completed and further investment in the city centre Public Realm will create a significantly improved pedestrian and cycling environment, with greater connectivity between future developments and existing city centre sites such as the city’s transport Interchange.
It forms part of the next phase of City of Wolverhampton Council’s city centre improvement programme and will reshape Lichfield Street, Queen Square and Darlington Street.
The completed scheme will deliver high-quality improvements to the city centre, with the aim to stimulate more visitors and spend with businesses and act as catalyst for investment, while contributing to creating a pleasant environment to support and encourage healthy city living lifestyles for residents.
The project aims to deliver:
- Improvement of routes between future developments and existing city centre sites
- Wider footpaths to improve pedestrian experience and enable hospitality businesses to offer outdoor seating
- Repositioned and improved bus stops provision in the area and coach stops to serve the Grand Theatre
- A two-way continuous cycle route and one-way bus and taxi access (westbound)
- New, improved and protected events and activities spaces
- Dedicated information point at 'Urban Room' in Queen Square