STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE

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PART E
Physical design and materials
SECTION 6
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 7
High quality footways
PART A
A vision for London’s streets
SECTION 8
Carriageways
PART B
From strategy to delivery
SECTION 9
Crossings
SECTION 10
Kerbside activity
PART C
New measures for new challenges
SECTION 11
Footway amenities
PART D
Balancing priorities
SECTION 12
Safety and functionality
SECTION 13
Street environment
PART F
Appendix
SECTION 14
Transport interchanges
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Streetscape Guidance
The High Line, New York, USA
A family of benches as a unifying element
Key functions
Opportunity
New York’s High Line is a world-famous
redevelopment of a disused heavy rail viaduct
into a public park, with high quality materials
throughout.
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Additional information
Department for Transport:
Inclusive mobility – A guide to best practice on
access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure,
2002
Greater London Authority:
The GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy,
2008
Benefits
The ‘peel-up’ bench is an integral repeating
element in High Line Park. These benches create a
‘family’ of design elements which are used not just
for seating but as play elements and picnic areas.
The family of benches acts as a unifying element
that ties disparate spaces together and reflects the
historic use of the High Line.
Implementation
A family of benches have been created through
the use of a similar form and a consistent palette
of materials, ie wood, stainless steel and natural
stone.
Applying in London
Street furniture families should be used in London
to enhance local character and to connect
disparate spaces. The proposal for a family of
benches should be reflective of the local character
and identity.
Images courtesy of Aleksandra
Grabowska