Forum for Alternative Belfast

A Model for Belfast Regeneration?

By peterPosted on 28th April 2013Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, Sunday Business PostTagged Belfast, Fab, Forum for Alternative Belfast, Mark Hackett, the Maze

The amount of vacant land in Belfast city centre is equivalent to the size of 265 football pitches, according to the Forum for Alternative Belfast. If this space was used efficiently, at least 50,000 more people could live within 20 minutes walk of central Belfast without the need for high-rise buildings or the destruction of […]

Will Titanic Quarter Sink?

By peterPosted on 15th April 2012Posted in Northern Ireland, Sunday Business PostTagged Forum for Alternative Belfast, Glenn Patterson, Titanic, Titanic Quarter

The Titanic Quarter in Belfast was meant to signal the rebirth of the city, but a downturn in the property market has raised fears about its viability, writes Peter Geoghegan. The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, a century ago today, but in Belfast the ship’s memory is more alive now than it has ever […]