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Croydon: An opportunity, a challenge.
November 2014
The regeneration of Croydon 2014-2019
• £4b regeneration over the next 5 years• 65 new developments, 6000 new homes
• Westfield shopping centre• High rise living• Increase in population to over 400,000+
What’s the impact?
Construction Phase
•Noise, dust, fumes•Air quality•Significant increase in vehicle movements•Damage•Danger to road users•Congestion•Business as usual?
Projected monthly construction vehicle movements over the next five years
Month-by-month forecast of construction vehicle movements (as of 21st June 2014) - Total (blue); Westfield-Croydon (red); Croydon Council controlled (green)
Beyond construction
A sustainable future
•Increase population
•Servicing the town centre
•A change in culture is needed
What are we doing?
• Croydon developed construction logistics • Overarching ‘Town Centre Plan’• Collaborative working between the Council and and private
developers• Transport and street works efficiencies identified• Pragmatic approach to the night time• Behaviour change that will leave a long term
legacy• A new vibrant town centre in Croydon• Delivery and Service Planning – The Future?
Is the old view still relevant?
• In a future of agglomeration do the old tools work?
• Regulation and pragmatism
• Does a one size fit all?
A change in attitude
• City life – can this really be quiet?• Planning for the future – what can be done?
Consider the future
Quiet by design?
DSP’s
Management tools
• Managing expectation – urban life