Artist's impression showing developments in Eastside. Subject to change

What is Eastside? Eastside is the largest physical regeneration project in Birmingham (comprising 170 hectares/420 acres). It is transforming, revitalising and regenerating the neglected area east of the city centre through multi-billion pound investment by a wide range of organisations and businesses. Eastside is a key component in Birmingham's renaissance: encouraging new residential communities, new investment, new businesses and job creation, as well as economic and cultural growth, with up to 12,000 new jobs being created during the lifetime of the initiative. It is also a major feature of the Big City Plan, an exciting twenty-year vision for the future of Birmingham's greater city centre. The Eastside project brings together public and private sector organisations to invest in Eastside's potential. These agencies are encouraging growth in learning, technology and knowledge-based facilities, while conserving the area's heritage. This investment, as demonstrated by a number of developments, is underpinned by a commitment by the city council and its partners to establishing Eastside as an example of best practice in sustainability, an integral part of the philosophy and activities that determine this quarter's progress.

Where is Eastside? Eastside is located to the east of the city centre, in the area between the Bullring and Lawley Middleway, and from Dartmouth Circus in the north to Birmingham-London railway line. It includes Millennium Point, Aston University, a number of Birmingham City University campuses, Matthew Boulton College, and South Birmingham College.

Why are we regenerating Eastside? Eastside — Birmingham's new learning and technology quarter — will provide local people with learning and employment opportunities. Eastside City Park and new developments will create links between surrounding communities and the city centre. The project will also extend the city centre and its successful network of public squares, spaces and streets, developing a dynamic new quarter that is home to high quality urban design.

Who will benefit? Local people will have access to the new Eastside City Park, new developments and businesses, and the creation of new jobs and training opportunities. Visitors to the city will be able to experience quality leisure attractions (eg Millennium Point) and enjoy a range of facilities in the mixed-use developments throughout Eastside.

Major investments and new developments Eastside is a focus for major investments and new activities, complementing existing institutions (eg educational bodies) and new developments like Eastside Locks, Ventureast, Masshouse Developments Ltd, Martineau Galleries, and City Park Gate. For more information about these and other developments please visit eastsidebirmingham In March 2006 Birmingham City Council and Advantage West Midlands (AWM), the regional development agency, signed a joint venture to transform the area and create thousands of new jobs. This alliance is delivering and preparing the land for major schemes in Eastside, such as Eastside City Park, Eastside Locks. The Curzon Street Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) was intended to assemble and deliver the land for these schemes. A public inquiry in February 2007 heard from a range of stakeholders and objectors to the CPO, and the Secretary of State confirmed the order on 30 May 2007. This allows the city council to complete the land assembly for the area.

Sustainability Eastside's regeneration puts sustainability at the heart of the project and includes the proposed restoration of canals and adjacent buildings, the construction of new high-density, sustainable mixed-use developments, and the first major urban park in the city centre for more than 125 years.

Eastside City Park Eastside City Park will play an important role in the regeneration and development of Eastside. It will be a major new facility for the city, comprising 3.2 hectares (8 acres), creating a vital link between the city centre, Eastside and surrounding communities.

Learning quarter Eastside is home to a range of educational establishments, including South Birmingham College, Matthew Boulton College, Aston University, the New Technology Institute, a number of Birmingham City University schools, and expanded facilities for Aston Business School and the Academy of Life Sciences.

Arts and culture Arts and culture are important aspects of Eastside, providing means of expression for residents, artists and users of the city, as redevelopment work improves the area. It is proposed that innovative and creative approaches that respect the past and Eastside's unique heritage will interact with developments to create a new context and positive identity for this part of the city.

Newsletters, publications and other documents The City Centre Development Team (formerly the Eastside Team) has produced a number of documents during the life of the project, such as general leaflets, newsletters and other material that contain further information about developments within the project area.

Contacting the City Centre Development Team For more information about the Eastside project, please contact the City Centre Development Team at 25th Floor Alpha Tower Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1TR Tel: 0121 464 0900 Fax: 0121 464 0899