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Future developments
Cardiff has changed dramatically in the last ten years. The Cardiff Bay waterfront, the Millennium Stadium, the Brewery Quarter, luxury hotels, award winning restaurants, gastro-bars, designer shops - all have appeared within the last decade. But Cardiff's development is far from over, and billions of pounds are being spent on projects that will further transform the city and region.
St David's 2 development
St David's 2 is Cardiff's fantastic new city centre retail development opening in Autumn 2009. It's a £675m private investment and will include over 100 new stores, 21 cafes, bars & restaurants, enhanced public spaces, a modernisation of the existing St David's Shopping Centre and 304 luxury residential apartments. The development will provide Cardiff with a new Central Library, a 4-storey John Lewis department store and 4000 jobs in retail and leisure. For more information visit www.stdavids2.com
International Sports Village (ISV)
This major £700 million project in Cardiff Bay will further enhance Cardiff's reputation as a sporting city. The development will feature a 50m swimming pool which has recently opened, a real snow ski dome, a sports arena that will host ice hockey, gymnastics, judo and other sports; casinos, restaurants, hotels and a 400ft viewing tower that will offer views across South Wales and the Bristol Channel. www.cardiffsportsvillage.co.uk
White Water Centre
As part of the International Sports Village a 250m Olympic standard canoe slalom centre will open in 2010. The £8.4m centre is expected to attract 50,000 users per year for white water rafting, canoeing and kayaking. www.cardiffsportsvillage.co.uk
A new 30,000 seat stadium for Cardiff City Football Club is expected to be completed by mid 2009 on the site of the old Leckwith althletics stadium. The development will also include a retail park and a new athletics stadium. For more information click here.
Cardiff Museum
A free museum telling the story of Cardiff, is set to open in the old library in the Hayes in 2010. The museum will feature stories, objects, photographs and film telling the history of Cardiff through the eyes of those who created the city – its people. For more information visit www.cardiffmuseum.com
City Centre developments
Cardiff Councils city centre development plans for 2007-2010 include redeveloping Central Square, including a new bus station, restricting access to St Mary Street to only buses and taxis and widening the pavements, and improving links between the city centre and Cardiff Bay. More details of the plans are available at www.cardiff.gov.uk/ccs
