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
Improved materials
Adopting smarter and more innovative
materials can drive significant improvements
to streetscape performance by reducing
environmental impacts and costs. Porous asphalt
has been used at trial locations to better drain
highway and footway surfaces from storm water
to improve safety and reduce demand on storm
water systems.
Key functions – moving, functioning,
protecting, sustaining
Providing future flexibility
A lack of public and road space in London
necessitates the need for streets and places to
make best use of what is available. Implementing
flexible street designs can allow for changing
use over time. This is currently being explored
with the introduction of ‘pocket parks’, small
spaces that serve as extensions to the footway
to provide amenities and green space.
Key functions – moving, living, sustaining
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Basic street improvements
Areas with high foot traffic should have good
quality pavements to make walking easy and
enjoyable and provide a range of pedestrian
facilities, including good seating and lighting.
At TfL we are using Better Streets principles
to improve London’s streets over time using a
holistic highway maintenance approach.
Key functions – moving, living, protecting,
sustaining
Figure 40: Permeable asphalt allows water
to infiltrate
Figure 41: Derbyshire Street Pocket Park
Figure 42: New pedestrian facilities have been
provided at Holborn Circus