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
[Part B] From strategy to delivery 36
3.10 Good ordinary
Figure 28: Ambleside Avenue was fully reconstructed
Ambleside Avenue
London Borough of Lambeth
SW16
Completion date: November 2010
Cost: ±£1m (£60-£70 per sq m)
Improvements
Recreate the space
Rethink traffic management
Relocate/merge functions
De-clutter
Tidy up
Ambleside Avenue is part of a one-way system
linking Tooting Bec Green with Streatham High
Road. It is flanked by attractive Edwardian
houses; however, its streetscape had
deteriorated and by 2010 was in a poor state.
As part of our commitment to streetscape
improvement, we elected to carry out a full
reconstruction, including complete re-kerbing
and resurfacing as part of our capital renewal
programme. Wide granite kerbs provide a clear
edge between the footway and the carriageway;
both were then surfaced in asphalt. New trees
have been planted and skilfully integrated into
the footway with attractive granite setts.
Amblesde Avenue is an excellent example of
the ‘good ordinary’, where consistent and welldetailed
application of our Streetscape Guidance
can provide a significant enhancement in the
quality of public open space, based solely
on the use of standard components. Asphalt
footway surfacing can be perfectly attractive if
well implemented and framed by high-quality
kerbstones. A similar scheme is currently
underway over a long stretch of Edgware Road.