Outdoor seating, more street lighting and a boules court - Belfast's LinenQuarterBID makes changes in effort to boost footfall and reduce anti-social behaviour
Businesses and the city council have been working to improve Blackstaff Square in Belfast
Concerns have been raised over cleanliness and anti-social behaviour, particularly since the pandemic.The new initiatives were implemented by the Linen Quarter Business Improvement District and Belfast City Council. Mr McCracken said businesses in the area contributed to a fund and used for additional policing. He said they were also working with organisations including social justice charity Extern, "actually doing things to try to alleviate some of those problems".
"Over the last number of years, there has been a lot of construction in the area so it wasn't the most pretty part of town," Mr Gatt said.
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