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HOME 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 [Part E – Physical design and materials] Transport interchanges 312 14.1 Vision The interface between a transport hub and the street is an essential part of the streetscape experience. It needs to provide a seamless journey and a clear transition for passengers using transport facilities, accommodate the needs of the station and demonstrate good practice streetscape design principles. Figure 300: Wapping station interchange between buses and the station entrance 14.2 Street interchanges The street almost always acts as an interchange zone, an area encompassing one or more interchange facilities creating a multi modal hub, and public space. It needs to fulfil several functions to provide a clear transition for passengers. Interchange zones need to facilitate convenient and safe pedestrian movement between different transport modes and allow for the efficient operation of public transport services. Stations within the context of Streetscape Guidance are defined as any transport hub used to access public transport, which may or may not include infrastructure located directly on the road network. This includes: • Rail stations – London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and National Rail • Bus stations – infrastructure which is provided on-carriageway • Tram stops – operated by London Trams • Piers – operated by London River Services or others • Taxi ranks • Cycle parking hubs Our Interchange Best Practice Guidelines (2009) should be referred to as a general guide to improving quality and efficiency, and Station Public Realm Design Guidance (2015) referred to when defining the design approach for the station’s public realm. Streetscape Guidance should be referred to when detailing the materials and their application from any station entrance that directly faces the street. Station public realm Stations and the spaces around them are important focal points for an area with the potential to become a destination in its own right, so any design should look to embrace the local character and sense of place, while providing a legible and consistent streetscape, linking effectively with the surrounding street network. Figure 301: Wimbledon station forecourt provides seating, cycle parking, public art, taxi rank, and bus interchange
HOME 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 [Part E – Physical design and materials] Transport interchanges 313 Not every station will include these spaces, generally referred to as a forecourt, a defined area which connects the station entrance to the streetscape, however, where they do occur the following should be accounted for: • The space should be flexible such that it can respond to daily trends in pedestrian flows and accommodate different uses at different times. This may include temporary uses of space during quieter periods. The station forecourt should work as a cohesive and legible whole, with clear sightlines and well-defined transport entrances • Designers should consider the context, proportions of the space and the degree of enclosure, when selecting materials and placing furniture within the forecourt. Please refer to the section ‘High quality footways’ in this guidance for further information • Where retail units front on to the forecourt, frontages should be visually cohesive, with outdoor seating managed in designated licensed areas Figure 302: Temporary table tennis installation at King’s Cross/St. Pancras station Figure 303: Legible London signage should be placed near an interchange point Wayfinding Information requirements vary depending on the stage in the passengers journey. The provision of comprehensive and consistent wayfinding information across the interchange should be provided to assist navigation. Please refer to Station Public Realm Design Guidance (2015) for further information. Consideration should be given to: • Appropriate placement of transport infrastructure, such as bus stops, tram stops, kiosks and cycle hubs should aid natural wayfinding and minimise the need for signage when onward travel infrastructure is located within a direct line of sight from an alighting area • Where direct line of sight to an onward journey mode is not achieved, routes should be simple with signage provided at key decision points. Signage should be rationalised to reduce clutter. Refer to ‘Pedestrian wayfinding’ and ‘Traffic signs’ in this guidance, and London Underground Signs manual (Issue 4, 2002) for further information Footways Surface materials can be used as a navigational tool and to communicate a change in use. A change in surface materials helps to demarcate the limits of the interchange zone or highlight where there will likely be a greater or different type of pedestrian presence. Each design response should be site specific and consider its function, performance and context. The following examples are potential approaches to the treatment of the footway: • A consistent approach to paving the footway in front of the station should be used to maintain visual continuity with the surrounding streetscape. Where designers are looking to extend forecourt paving across the footway SDRG approval is required Figure 304: Green Park Tube station entrance paving has a distinct design used as a ‘welcome mat’ into the station
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