What the orange Metrolink line reveals about the future of Manchester city centre
Manchester’s city centre has changed dramatically since it hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002 — but it might go through an even bigger change in the next 20 years.
These hubs would include the current city centre as we know and love it, MediaCity to the west, and the east, the Eithad Campus plus Co-Op Live arena, which is set to open next year. Now, as more developers eye up potential sites to invest in, the Manchester Evening News visits the areas which are yet to be incorporated into the potential 'new centre'.
On the other side of the city is the Regent Road corridor in Salford. James Needham, who is a Director at Alesco Property, explained that the emergence of Deansgate Square, a stone’s throw from that corridor, is a marker that work is moving in that direction. In the years since, ‘SportCity’ — as it was first christened — has seen the addition of the club’s academy complex, and another stadium which hosted Euros matches this summer. But the building work isn’t done yet. The huge 23,500-seat, £365 million Co-Op Live arena is being built currently, and is set to open at the end of next year.
He added: “The land in between, around the Holt Town tram stop, has a huge amount of potential and it is an area that we as a Council have committed to investing in - delivering new affordable homes and commercial opportunities, along with exploring new public space and sustainable, active travel routes through the area.
“I can see more people moving in just because of how close it is to everything - so it’d be a really convenient place to live as it basically is Ancoats. “The thing is we are not going to get in the way of development. If it is going to happen, it’s going to happen.” She added: “From my point of view as a business owner, it's a pretty good spot because it's still walking distance from the city centre and it feels like development is spreading out from New Islington and Ancoats and it just seems to be inevitable that it'll get developed.
That will be cut to 2.5 acres with the development, but will be of ‘significantly better quality’, a spokesperson says, which will go hand-in-hand with an increase in biodiversity by 30 percent. Elizabeth Redfern, who lives in nearby Monton, also thought Salford Quays was definitely improving but “they need to sort the shopping centre out”. She added: “They need better shops.
A few stops down is Anchorage, a business-heavy area. It’s quiet midweek, Kerry Cuthbert, who works there, says. A Salford City Council spokesperson said 'development continues at pace' across the borough, and welcomed the prospect of more.
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