STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE

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INTRODUCTION
PART A
A vision for London’s streets
PART B
From strategy to delivery
PART C
New measures for new challenges
PART D
Balancing priorities
PART F
Appendix
PART E
Physical design and materials
SECTION 6
Introduction
SECTION 7
High quality footways
SECTION 8
Carriageways
SECTION 9
Crossings
SECTION 10
Kerbside activity
SECTION 11
Footway amenities
SECTION 12
Safety and functionality
SECTION 13
Street environment
SECTION 14
Transport interchanges
Streetscape Guidance
2.2 The Mayor’s Transport Strategy
The MTS is part of a
strategic policy framework
setting out the vision for
London’s development
over the next 20 years. It
aims to deliver a vision
of a more efficient
and better integrated
transport system, which
‘...should excel among
those of world cities, providing access to
opportunities for all its people and enterprises,
achieving the highest environmental standards
and leading the world in its approach to tackling
urban transport challenges of the 21st century.’
Six goals set out how this overarching vision
should be implemented:
• Support economic development and
population growth
• Enhance the quality of life for all Londoners
• Improve the safety and security of all Londoners
• Improve transport opportunities for all Londoners
• Reduce transport’s contribution to climate
change and improve its resilience
• Support the legacy of the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games
2.3 The Roads Task Force
Key to delivering the
goals set out by the MTS
is the development of a
holistic understanding
of London’s current and
future demands on the
transport network. The
RTF was charged with the
challenge of developing
a long-term strategy
for London’s roads to address the increasing
demand on the road network.
In 2013, the RTF published ‘The vision and direction
for London’s streets and roads’. This document
sets out what is needed in the short, medium
and long term to achieve a road network that:
• Enables people and vehicles to move
efficiently on London’s streets and roads
• Transforms the environment for cycling,
walking and public transport, and improves the
public realm
• Provides better and safer places for all the
activities that take place on the city’s streets,
and creates an enhanced quality of life
The RTF also sets out a new framework that
takes account of local and network priorities and
aims to guide operational, policy and investment
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decisions. The priorities for streets and roads will
differ depending on the role they play within the
network and their place specific context.
Many of London’s streets and roads cater for
high volumes of ‘movement’ by pedestrians and/
or vehicles, while others are quiet local streets.
Streets and roads are also ‘places’ such as
shopping and leisure destinations, major growth
areas, or local neighbourhoods.
The RTF proposed nine ‘Street Types’,
representing the range of functions that the road
network provides. The framework is intended to
enable TfL, the boroughs and stakeholders to:
Figure 14: London bridge busy with pedestrians