WALKABLELONDON

walkabilitysupports:

urbandensity

efficientmobility

communication

qualityoflife

health&fitness

competitiveedgeintheglobalmarketfordesirable

locationsforhighvaluejobsincreativebusinesses

proposition:afullnetworkofpedestrianlinesacrossallofLondon

ratherthanascatterofisolatedpedestrianprecincts

LeicesterSquare

CoventGarden

Carnaby Street

TrafalgarSquarebeforeandafterpedestrianising in2003

EverySundayinJulyRegentStreetisbanningtrafficforthepopularSummerStreetsseries.Themonth-longeventcombinesthemesofculture,styleandwellnesswithfoodanddrink.

Eventsincludelivemusic,family-friendlypop-upsandworkshops.

Details:http://www.regentstreetonline.com/events/summer-streets

57%

98%

increaseinfootfall

visitorapproval

RegentStreet

RegentStreet

Exhibition Road in South Kensington before and after the 2012 renovation, London, UK

KensingtonHighStreetisregardedasoneofLondon’spremiershoppingareas.In2000theRoyalBoroughofKensingtonandChelseastartedamajorimprovementschemethatincluded:

•Simplifiedroadmarkings

•Recalculationoftrafficsignaltimings

•Introductionofadditionalpedestriancrossings

•Replacingexistingstaggeredpedestriancrossingswithstraightacrosscrossings

•Wideningoffootwaysandnarrowingofcarriageway

•Introductionofnewpaving,treesandimprovedcycleparkingfacilities

•Removalofstreetclutterandguardrailing.

Kensington High Street, London, UKData:AReviewofSimplifiedStreetscapeSchemes.Preparedfor:TransportforLondon,StreetManagement.2006//http://content.tfl.gov.uk/review-of-simplified-streetscape-schemes.pdf

OxfordStreet,OxfordCircus

OxfordStreet,OxfordCircus

OxfordStreet,OxfordCircus

OxfordStreet

OxfordStreet

Knyaz Aleksandar I,Plovdiv,Bulgaria— 1.5km

Istiklal Street,Istanbul,Turkey— 1.4km

Longest

Pedestrian

Streets

Zhongyang dajie,Harbin,China— 1.4km

Longest

Pedestrian

Streets

Königstraße,Stuttgart,Germany— 1.2km

Regent'sCanal:fromPaddingtontoLimehouse 13.7km(8.5miles)

myepiphany

efficientmobility

HighLinePark,NewYorkCity,U.S.

HighLinePark,NewYorkCity,U.S.

efficientmobility

AresearchbyStreetEasy chroniclesa“haloeffect”forbuildingpricessurroundingtheelevatedpark,soaringashighas20%abovetheareajusttwoblockseastofit.

Since2011,priceshaveincreasedby50.6%nearsectiononeand48.2%nearsection2whiletherestoftheneighborhoodsawincreasesof31.4%.Evenbuildingspre-datingtheHighLineandsurroundingtheparkdemandhigherpricesthannewerdevelopmentsoutsidetheimmediatearea.

HighLinePark,NewYorkCity,U.S.

Data:ChangingGrid:ExploringtheImpactoftheHighLine.2016//http://streeteasy.com/blog/changing-grid-high-line/

ThePromenadeplantée isanextensivegreenbeltthatfollowstheoldVincennesrailwayline.BeginningjusteastoftheOpéra BastillewiththeelevatedViaduc desArts,itfollowsa4.7km(2.9mi)patheastward.

AtitswestendneartheBastille,theparkwayrises10mabovethesurroundingareaandformstheViaduc desArts,overalineofshopsfeaturingartsandcrafts.Theshopsarelocatedinthearchesoftheformerelevatedrailwayviaduct,withtheparkwaybeingsupportedatoptheviaduct.

ThePromenadeplantée,Paris,France

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T E M P O R A RY P E D E S T R I A N I S AT I O N S

Paris – Summerembankmentpedestrianisation

ParisclosesanimportantembankmentroadduringthesummertocreateabeachalongtheSeine.

NewYork– SummerStreets

NewYorkSummerStreetsranfrom2013onthreesuccessiveSaturdaysofAugust,closingstreetsfrom7:00-13:00.

6.5miles

Car-free Champs-Elysees, Paris

WestEnd

WestEnd

City

WestEnd

City

WestEnd

City

WestEnd

City

WestEnd

City

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A N A LY S I N G B E N E F I T S A N D C H A L L E N G E S

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I M PA C T O N C O M M E R C I A L R E N TA L P R I C E S

£47.5

to

£78.5

£49.5

to

£65

£50

to

£67.5

£52

to

£75

£60

to

£90

£70

to

£120

£55to

£80

£50to

£60

£47.5

to

£72.5

£47.5

to

£57.5

£37to

£47.5

Nonprime

to

Prime

*SummerStreetsbyRegentStreet,2013

?%Increaseindemandforcommercialproperty?

28% Increaseintrade*

Low High

Commercialrentalprice£/sq.ft.(source:MorganPryce)

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P E D E S T R I A N I S E D R O U T E S T O U N D E R G R O U N D S TAT I O N S

0m 1000m

Pedestrianisedwalkingdistancetoneareststation

Pedestrianisedclusters

88%within1kmpedestrianonlyroutetoanundergroundstation

LondonUndergroundstation

65% within500m

27% within250m

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P E D E S T R I A N I S E D A R E A S A F F E C T I N G B U S R O U T E S

Connectivitygrid

Pedestrianisedclusters

Londonbusroutes

ToencouragepedestrianstouseawalkableLondon,theirjourneystothepedestrianisedclustersmustbesmoothanduntroubled.

Whatistheimpactontheestablishedbusnetworkintheseareas?

49*SummerStreetsbyRegentStreet,2013

R O A D T R A F F I C A C C I D E N T S

0 High

Incidenceofroadtrafficcollisions,2015data

Pedestrianisedclusters

SomeofthehighestincidenceofvehiclecollisionsinvolvingcasualtiesarefoundintheOxfordStreet/Sohoarea.

87% Smoothtraveljourneys*

“Slightlyhighertrafficlevelson”neighbouringstreets*

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A I R Q U A L I T Y

<16 >97

AnnualmeanNO2 airpollutionfor2013,(µg/m3)

Pedestrianisedclusters

CityofWestminsterEnvironmentalStudyofSummerStreetsfound

“significantlybetterairqualityonRegentStreet”

onpedestrianonlydayswhencomparedtonormaldays.

TheproposedpedestrianareasincludesomeofthemostpollutedinLondon.

Tate

St.Pauls

Barbican

Sadler’sWells

AldersgateStreet

Goswell RoadZahaHadidDesignGallery

UpperStreet

UpperStreet

UpperStreet

Blackstock Road

Blackstock Road

Blackstock Road

EustonRoadUnderpass,London,UK

AnunderpasstoavoidthejunctionwithTottenham CourtRoadwasproposedin1961,withconstructiontakingplacein1964.

Intheearly2000’s,theGreaterLondonAuthoritycommissionedaplantoimprovetheroadfromthearchitecturalfirm,TerryFarrellandPartners.Theoriginalstudyproposedremovingtheunderpass(whichwassubsequentlycancelled)andprovidingapedestriancrossingandremovingthegyratorysystemconnectingTottenham CourtRoadandGowerStreet.

TheschemewasapprovedbytheMayorofLondon,KenLivingstoneas “thestartofchangingtheMarylebonetoEustonroadfrom

ahighwayintoaseriesoflinkedpublicspaces.”ThepedestriancrossingopenedinMarch2010.

.

EustonRoad

BigDig,Boston,U.S.

TheCentralArtery/TunnelProject(CA/T),knownastheBigDig,wasamegaprojectinBostonthatreroutedtheCentralArteryofInterstate93,thechiefhighwaythroughtheheartofthecity,intothe3.5-mile (5.6km)ThomasP.O'NeillJr.Tunnel.

TheprojectalsoincludedtheconstructionoftheTedWilliamsTunnel(extendingInterstate90toLoganInternationalAirport),theLeonardP.Zakim BunkerHillMemorialBridge,andtheRoseKennedyGreenway inthespacevacatedbythepreviousI-93elevatedroadway.

Data:BostonGlobe. BigDig'sredinkengulfsstate.2008//https://www.boston.com/boston-traffic

LasRamblas,Barcelona,Spain