Micland Metro Bite Size Chunks Initiatives

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL CENTRO

MIC~LAND METRO BITE SIZE CHUNKS INITIATIVES

DESIGN GUIDE &OUTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

JANUARY 1998

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in 1994 Urban Initiatives prepared a report for Birmingham City Council and Centro, that examined possible options fora street running Metro system in the City Centre. The work was undertaken as part of the Line 2 strategy planned to link Five Ways in the City, to the NEC and International Airport. The public position at that time was for underground running through the City Centre.

Powers for the construction of the tunnel under the City Centre have now been abandoned by Centro. The Compulsory Purchase Powers for the lines expired in March 1997 and outline planning permissions are valid until the year 2002/3. This means that Centro are now only pursuing 'street running' as a means to link the City Centre to Metro Line 1 and possible future line extensions.

Due to limited finance currently available for light rail systems, the possibility of securing funding for large projects similar in scale to Midland Metro Line 1 is remote. Consideration has therefore been given to more fundable and achievable extensions to Line 1 and has been termed the Bite Size Chunks Initiative (BSCI).

One element of the BSCI is the identification of a surface running extension from Line 1 at Snow Hill into the City Centre as far as Five Ways. A study carried out jointly by Centro and the City Council Indicates that there are two possible route options for connecting Snow Hiii Station to Five Ways, via New Street Station. These routes are indicated on Plan 1 opposite.

This current document provides a more detailed look at the engineering options in urban design terms to identify potential visual and other environmental impacts. The goal of the report is to aid officers, councillors and the local community in making an informed comparison of the two route options so that a preferred option can be considered.

However, ft has been emphasised by officers from the City that the purpose of this exercise is to assess the impact of the development and operation of the Metro system through the City centre so that participants in the consultation process can decide whether or not the system will be of benefit to the City.

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The leading principle guiding both Centro and the City Council is the development of a public transport system of a quality to rival other world class cities. Sheffield and Manchester have pioneered the contemporary urban metro, providing Birmingham with an opportunity to avoid the pitfalls each of these systems have encountered. The development of Line 1 has also provided valuable knowledge and experience.

This street running option will complement and bring improvements to the existing public transport infrastructure. It is not intended to replace it. What it will replace is the private transport modes that are currently reducing the quality of urban life for the citizens of Birmingham. The general benefits that the metro will bring to the City Centre include improvements to the physical environment; reduction in noise and pollution; safer streets; improved accessibility; and, greater pedestrian priority. aT~"' .~ ~~ The philosophy adopted in the development of this report, embraces a series of key objectives that are endorsed by Centro and the City Council. These include:

• Sensitive integration of the proposed system into the fabric of the city, responding to the high quality spaces and building frontages that exist;

• Integration with the current development proposals and initiatives along the proposed routes, particularly: The Gun Quarter; The Post and Mail Site; Colmore Square; Old Square Enhancement; Martineau Galleries; Masshouse Area Masterplan; Digbeth Millennium Quarter; The Buil Ring; The Convention Centre Quarter; Grindley Place; and, Fiveways Enhancement.

• Minimising the impact of traffic in the City Centre to provide a more pedestrian friendly environment;

Develop an "International" design quality for the line which complements, responds to and promotes the City Centre;

• Minimise the impact of the system and other transport infrastructure on the City Centre through co-ordinated design strategies. This will involve reducing street clutter, sharing of equipment, signs and furniture, and reducing the impact of poles and overhead cables;

• Promoting the use of robust, high quality materials and design detailing techniques; 2nd,

Providing opportunities for the involvement of artists in the production of station designs and public art integration

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There are few trees in the City Centre that will be directly affected by the route options. Those that are will obviously require protection of both their root systems and canopies. In some instances trees will be lost through conflicts with the road alignment or the overhead wires. To mitigate this loss and to additionally improve the environment of the route options, appropriate opportunities should be sought throughout the design process to plant new trees. Any recently planted trees likely to be impacted upon may be transplanted to new positions and where appropriate replaced at the conclusion of the construction period.

Although few trees will be physically impacted upon at first inspection, more trees than first anticipated may be affected by air borne dust or 'chemical' run-off. This will need to be carefully monitored during the construction period. Regular watering of affected canopies will prevent damage occurring. Care in the use and storage of site chemicals (including fuels) will protect ground water. Dust may also have an impact on road signs, street lights, benches and public spaces generally. This may require washing down of these elements.

During operation of the Metro system, the environment will be vastly improved for all users of the streets and adjacent properties through the reduction or removal of existing traffic. Metro speeds will be very low in comparison with the current traffic and the impacts minimal. The design and planning process must ensure that maximum accessibility is maintained for pedestrians and service vehicles. This will be achieved through the careful location of stops, and the inclusion of defined crossing places where required.

The main operational impact will be specific intermittent high level noises experienced in the new 'quiet environment. Although these impacts are impossible to predict, the location of the potential impacts are known. These impacts will be at the points where the track is at its minimum radius in vertical and horizontal alignment - hills and corners. These impacts can be minimised through effective long term maintenance of the vehicles and track or by imposing speed limits at those locations. Further information on possible mitigation measures for minimising potential 'wheel squeal' is contained in the Noise, Vibration and Dust Report prepared by Stranger Science and Environment.

Visual impacts can be minimised through the design process. There will, however, be a premium to be paid to achieve this.

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CONTEXT These sections of the route pass between the Conservation Areas of Colmore Row and Steelhouse with The Priory Queensway marking one boundary of the latter. There are no Listed buildings fronting these route options.

There are several development opportunities and proposals in this area as well as some recently completed schemes. Major development sites relating to the route include:

• The Foyer housing scheme on St. Chad's Circus;

• The Great Charles Street sites which could provide possible commercial and coach station facilities;

• The Snow Hill Phase II development site adjacent to the station;

• The Colmore Square office proposal; and,

The Martineau Galleries shopping centre.

Other changes scheduled to take place over these sections of the route are primarily traffic orientated. Through traffic will be taken out of these roads and new signals and crossing facilities provided. All existing subways will be closed and filled in.. Old Square is scheduled to be filled-in and remodelled to provide greater pedestrian space. The south eastern link of Colmore Circus and The Priory Queensway from Old Square to Masshouse Circus will also be pedestrianised. All of these traffic improvements and changes are assumed to be in place prior to any Metro construction.

THE ROUTE These options are illustrated on Pig.l The line will peel away from Line 1 outside Snow Hill station on a new viaduct raking down to grade at Snow Hiil Queensway. The first option for this section would then align at-grade along Snow Hill, around the southern section of Colmore Circus, into Bull Street and down to Corporation Street. The second option for this section would align around the northern section of Colmore Circus, through Old Square and down either Corporation Street or the remainder of The Priory Queensway.

- Narrow entrance Into Bull Street from Colmore Square.

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OPPORTUNITIES &CONSTRAINTS visual station in this area to complement its civic status. It is recommended that the station is The traffic changes will offer opportunities to the Metro through reduction in vehicle numbers thus located in the square itself as it is a logical node for the surrounding area. Locating the station lessening conflicts and delays. Increased pedestrian space and quality will benefit the Metro further up The Priory Queensway will maintain narrow pavements and reduce the opportunity for through increased attractiveness of the area leading to potential increases in patronage. The connecting Old Square with the new Colmore Square. Locating the station further down The Priory increased pedestrian space will also provide opportunities for stop locations. Queensway will create conflicts with the proposed bus stops and again reduce opportunities for pedestrian space. The possibility of positioning poles in the centre of the highway at Colmore The main constraint is the entrance to Buli Street from Comore Circus. The alignment will take Circus will be limited due to the need to retain maximum visibility for two-way traffic. the Metro vehicle close to buildings on either side of this entrance thus reducing pedestrian space. However there may be opportunities to influence the development of the Colmore Square Office proposal to lessen this restriction. The existing trees in this part of Bull Street may also offer a constraint on the route where their lower branches would come into conflict with the over head wires and their roots with the Metro pavement construction.

STREETSCAPE Snow Hill Queensway and Colmore Circus comprise of wide boulevards fronted by modern buildings. There are no opportunities for supporting the overhead wires from buildings necessitating the use of pole supports. To minimise visual impacts these should be located in a single row between the tracks.

The development of the Snow Hill station site and the creation of Colmore Square will establish a high design standards for the area. This presents an opportunity to design any station in this area as a high profile feature to both complement other developments in the area and advertise the presence of the main Metro interchange with Line 1 and heavy rail. IDENTIFICATION OF LIKELY BENEFITS There are several key benefits the Metro will bring to these optional sections of the route. The Both the Priory Queensway and Bull Street are 'enclosed' streets fronted by high quality 7 to 8 most important will be its impact on highway space, particularly the shared sections, where driver storey buildings. There are opportunities in both of these streets to support the overhead wires behaviour is likely to be modified in a positive way. In the segregated sections where continuous from the buildings. This will overcome some of the difficulties of the narrow entrance into Bull traffic is removed, there will be obvious improvements to pedestrian space in a cleaner, quieter Street where the alignment will snake. more accessible environment. This will present economic advantages to adjacent buildings.

Across Old Square, the buildings set back too far to support the overhead wires. Supporting poles The location of stations at key nodes will provide an important function to public spaces. This will will therefore be necessary and to minimise their impact a single row should be located between ensure increased use as well as increase'surveiilance' of these spaces into the evening. the tracks. This square is currently being 'rescued' from traffic. When (and if) the Metro is ready for implementation, the new Martineau shopping centre will have been developed and the traffic reduced to buses and local access. There will therefore be an opportunity to develop a highly

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SUMMARY OF LIKELY IMPACTS:

DURING CONSTRUCTION

IMPACT PEOPLE &PROPERTY RESOURCES RESIDENTS BUSINESS USERS OF FACILITIES TRAVELLERS CULTURAL AMENITIES TREES

TRAFFIC &TRANSPORT Emergency access disrupted. Loss of bus routes and taxis. No significant impacts Loss of bus routes and taxis No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. Service and emergency identified. identified. identified. access disrupted.

WORKS TRAFFIC No significant impacts Additional congestion. Additional congestion. Additional congestion. No significant impacts Additional impacts on No significant impacts identified. identified. identified. pedestrian space

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS No significant impacts Due to volume of pedestrians No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts Loss of pedestrian space No significant impacts identified. identified. at the fink between New identified. identified. identified. generally. Street and The Palasades, their access will be noticeably restricted..

SEVERANCE No significant impacts Impacts on link between No significant impacts Disruption to public transport No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. New Street and The identified. routes. identified. identified. Palasades/Station

VISUAL IMPACT No significant impacts Poor environment for Poor environment due to No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. employees, customers and confined spaces/streets. identified. identified. identified. clients, particularly in Corporation Satreet.

LOSS OR DISTURBANCE Disturbance to hotel in Pedestrian access needs to Loss of pedestrian priority No significant impacts No significant impacts Loss of pedestrian priority Potential damage or disturbance Stephenson Place and be maintained across space in New Street. identified. identified. space in New Street. to branches and roots, residents in Corporation Corporation Street and down Public conveniences in particularly in lower Corporation Street. into Stephenson Street. Stephenson Place. Street. Loss of trees in Lower Temple Street and New Street.

NOISE Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be experienced. experienced. experienced. Significant experienced. experienced. experienced. impacts will be experienced.

VIBRATION Sporadic significant impacts Sporadic significant impacts Sporadic significant impacts Sporadic significant impacts Sporadic significant impacts Sporadic significant impacts will be experienced. will be experienced. will be experienced. will be experienced, will be experienced. will be experienced.

DUST Moderate impacts will be Moderate impacts will be Moderate impacts will be Moderate impacts will be Moderate impacts will be Moderate impacts will be Moderate impacts will be experienced. experienced. experienced. experienced, experienced. experienced. experienced.

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DURING OPERATION

IMPACT PEOPLE &PROPERTY RESOURCES RESIDENTS BUSINESS USERS OF FACILITIES TRAVELLERS CULTURAL AMENITIES TREES

TRAFFIC &TRANSPORT No significant impacts Service access disrupted. No significant impacts Loss of bus and taxi access. No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. identified, identified. identified. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS No significant impacts Severe pinch points in Access to the .retail units, No significant impacts No significant impacts Loss of pedestrianised area Na slgniflcant impacts Identified. identified. ~ Stephenson Place will occur Metro station and New Street identified, identified. in New Street. if full two-way running is station entrance in adopted. Stephenson Place will be restricted from Stephenson Place.

SEVERANCE No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. VISUAL IMPACT No significant impacts Impacts from poles and Impacts from poles and Impacts from poles and No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. overhead wires primarily in overhead wires primarily in overhead wires primarily in identified. identified. New Street, Stephenson New Street, Stephenson New Street, Stephenson Place and Lower temple Place and Lower temple Place and Lower temple Street. Street. Street.

LOSS OR DISTURBANCE Potential disturbance to hotel Access to businesses in Loss of bus and taxi access. Loss of bus and taxi access. No significant impacts No significant impacts Regular management required to in Stephenson Place. Stephenson Street from identified. identified. keep branches away from Corporation Street is overhead wires. potentially restricted with two-way routeing (ramp retained).

NOISE No significant additional No significant additional No significant additional No significant additional No significant additional No significant additional impacts identified, impacts identified. impacts identified. impacts identified. impacts identified. impacts identified. There will in fad be a There will in fad ba a significant reduction in noise significant reduction in noise levels over most of this levels over most of this section. section.

significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts VIBRATION No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No identified. identified. identified, identified. identified. identified.

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OPPORTUNITIES &CONSTRAINTS Aligning the route along the length of Navigation Street provides an opportunity to improve this street and consequently the quality of this entrance to the city from New Street Station. It will link this part of the centre to other vibrant quarters thus providing a focus for regeneration. It will also directly link the station with the development opportunities at the Royal Mail and Central TV sites. Constraints on this alignment are primarily concerned with passing over Railtrack property where there may be onerous conditions applied to the Metro both during the construction and operational phases.

The first option to link Navigation Street with Broad Street is for the route to align under Suffolk Street Queensway and along the edge of Stainer House and the Central TV site. This alignment is off the highway thus providing an opportunity for a conflict free section. This option will also provide an improved frontage to the developments fronting Suffolk Street Queensway as well as improved accessibility. A constraint on this option will be its remoteness from the main civic centre thus reducing the lines accessibility. A second potential major constraint will be the accommodation of service traffic from Holliday Street within this section of the line as the link from Holliday Street to Suffolk Street Queensway will be severed by the Metro alignment. To avoid the constraint of service vehicles sharing this section of the line, the regrading of Suffolk Street Queensway has been considered to maintain the link to Holliday Street.

The second option to link Navigation Street with Broad Street is for the route to align up Hill Street and along Paradise Street. The main opportunity presented by this option is the link from New Street Station to Victoria Square. However, this option is still constrained by passing over Railtrack property as well as severe constraints at the Victoria Square end of Hill Street. The track will be at its maximum vertical and horizontal limits around this corner into Paradise Street and will require substantial changes in level to accommodate it. This will result in extensive pedestrian severance Paradise Street towards Victoria Square. and a significant visual impact across the front of the Town Hall building. These impacts are so present a viable option. great, both on the streetscape and the system, that Hill Street does not STREETSCAPE Navigation Street from Stephenson Place to Suffolk Street Queensway is the key link between all is the route to align up Pinfold The third option to link Navigation Street with Broad Street for route options. At the Stephenson Street end there is an entrance to New Street Station. Much of opportunity presented by this option is the link from Street and along Paradise Street. The main the street passes over Raiitrack property and is therefore not fronted by buildings. To protect the around gentler horizontal curves. This New Street Station over a shorter section of track and tracks, Railtrack maintain high walls along these edges. This presents a bleak and uninteresting The main constraints include potential level changes at option also avoids the Railtrack property. prospect which is continued in part of Pinfold Street and Hill Street. the top of Pinfold Street and loss of pedestrian space at Victoria Square. At the Suffolk Street Queensway end of Navigation Street there is a development opportunity which will create frontage. However, the lack of buildings in the remainder of the street will necessitate the use of supporting roles for the overhead wires. These can be accommodated as a single row between tracks.

Stephenson Street, Pinfold Street is one of the options being considered for the alignment. It comprises of 5 to 6 storey high quality buildings, many of them listed. It is recommended that the overhead wires are supported from the buildings to reduce clutter in the street. One of the main impacts in the street will be regrading the road to smooth out the vertical geometry of the track. This will not affect the thresholds to the buildings, but will remove the kerb upstands. This will have some implications with regards to the management of service vehicles probably necessitating the use of bollards.

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Hill Street is a second option considered for the alignment. It is similar in scale to Pinfold Street although many of the facades are more modern in character. The main impact in this street will be regrading to accommodate the vertical geometry. In this case the impact will be most severe in Paradise Street where the road level will need to be lowered by up to 2.0 metres. This impact makes the option unrealistic.

The third option is for the alignment to run alongside Suffolk Street Queensway. Most of this area will be redeveloped, providing a more urban frontage on one side. However, on the Suffolk Street side the prospect will be less appealing, running alongside a wide highway and retaining walls. This can be improved to some extent through planting. Supporting poles will again be required for the overhead wires, and can be accommodated in a single row between the tracks.

Linking both the Pinfold Street and Hill Street options to Broad Street is Paradise Street and Paradise Circus, via Victoria Square. The Square has recently been remodelled to a very high standard and will be effected by the alignment. At the corner of the square and Paradise Street sits the Town Hall, listed Grade II building. The open nature of the square and the form and quality of the Town Hall will necessitate the use of supporting poles around this corner for the overhead wires. This will have a visual impact on the character of this area. However, in accommodating the vertical geometry of the track in the Pinfold Street option, the floorspace enviornment can be greatly improved across the front of the Town Hall. This will include resolving levels differences more satisfactorily and providing more pedestrian space.

In Paradise Circus, highway space and activity dominate the character with pedestrian space out of scale. Although the traffic impact will be reduced, there will still be a lack of frontage from Paradise Street to the new development on the Central TV site. This will necessitate the continuance of the supporting poles down the centre of the track. These vertical elements will however, positively link these two built areas of the city. IDENTIFICATION OF LIKELY BENEFITS Each route option offers linkages to the city centre and New Street Station. The Hill StreebPinfold It is also proposed that a station be located in Paradise Circus to serve New Street/Victoria Square. Street options offer linkages to Victoria Square with an opportunity for improved pedestrian linkage It is recommended that side platforms are used to maintain the simplicity of the track layout, in from New Street to the Central TV site. particular the impact of the overhead wires on the Town Hall. Canopy shelters should be larger or more extensive than normal to be in scale with the space and to provide shelter in this exposed Generally there will be a reduction in traffic or a modification of driver behaviours. There will also area. be an increase in pedestrian space. Vehicle noise and pollution will be decreased as will vehicle speeds. There will also be an opportunity to reduce street clutter in some places.

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CONTEXT The Priory Queensway section of the route passes along the Steelhouse Conservation Area boundary. There are two Listed buildings adjacent to this route option:

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DURING CONSTRUCTION

IMPACT PEOPLE &PROPERTY RESOURCES RESIDENTS BUSINESS USERS OF FACILITIES TRAVELLERS CULTURAL AMENITIES TREES

TRAFFIC &TRANSPORT No significant impacts Loss of bus routes and taxis. Disturbance to New Street Disturbance to bus routes No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. Access to parking through station entrance. and taxis particularly from identified. identified. Hill Street constrained. New Street station. Servicing access disrupted

WORKS TRAFFIC No significant impacts Additional congestion. Additional congestion. Additional congestion. No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. identified. identified.

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS No significant impacts No significant impacts Disturbance to New Street Disturbance to New Street No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. identified. station entrance. station entrance. identified. identified.

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LOSS OR DISTURBANCE No significant impacts Pedestrian access needs to No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. be maintained. identified. identified. identified. identified. Loss of businesses through demolition at the junction of John Bright Street and Navigation Street. However, this provides an opportunity for a new development which better addresses Navigation Street.

impacts will be Significant impacts will be NOISE Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant impacts will be Significant experienced. experienced. experienced. experienced. experienced. experienced.

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DURING OPPERATION

IMPACT PEOPLE &PROPERTY RESOURCES RESIDENTS BUSINESS USERS OF FACILITIES TRAVELLERS CULTURAL AMENITIES TREES

TRAFFIC &TRANSPORT No significant impacts Access to parking through No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. Hill Street constrained. identified. identified. identified. identified.

SEVERANCE No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. VISUAL IMPACT No significant impacts Impacts from poles and Impacts from poles and impacts from poles and No significant Impacts No significant impacts No significant Impacts Identified. identified. overhead wires primarily at overhead wires primarily at overhead wires primarily at identified, identified. the junction of Hill Street and the junction of Hill Street and the junction of Hill Street and Smallbrook Queensway. Smallbrook Queensway. Smalibrook Queensway.

LOSS OR DISTURBANCE No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts No significant impacts Regular management required to identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. identified. keep branches away from overhead wires.

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CONTEXT This section of the route does not pass through any conservation areas although the terminus at Five Ways is adjacent to the Edgbaston Conservation Area. There area number of Listed buildings fronting or adjacent to this alignment including:

• The Crown Inn public house -Grade II;

• The Brewmaster's House (within the I.C.C) -Grade II;

• The Regency Wharf -Grade II;

• The Brasshouse public house -Grade II;

• Oozells Street School -Grade II;

• The former second church of Christ Scientists -Grade II;

• 266(x), 266a to 271 Broad Street (consecutive) and 2 Gas Street -Grade II; and,

• The former Royal Orthopaedic Hospital -Grade II;.

There are several development opportunities and proposals in this area as well as some recently completed schemes. Major development site relating to the route include:

• Broad Street Centenary Square mixed use leisure proposal on the Central TV site;

• Grindley Place mixed use development;

• Broad Street cinema and bowling proposals; and,

• The Childrens hospital mixed use leisure proposals.

Other changes scheduled to take place over these sections of the route are primarily traffic orientated. The southern side of the dualling adjacent to Centenary Square will be dedicated to the Metro with all other traffic using the northern side to access Paradise Circus. Broad Street from THE ROUTE Centenary Square to Five ways is also currently undergoing an environmental enhancement This is illustrated on Figs. 15 & i 6. The line picks up all of the previous options from section programme which includes restrictions on traffic space and speeds. All of these traffic Circus and aligns along Broad Street to terminate at Five Ways. Paradise improvements and changes are assumed to be in place prior to any Metro construction.

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OPPORTUNITIES &CONSTRAINTS Broad Street itself is a wide street which originally provided strategic access to the city centre. The traffic changes will offer an opportunity to the Metro through reduction in vehicle numbers This role is now reduced with the current environmental scheme visually reducing the dominance thus lessening conflicts and delays. Increases in pedestrian space and quality will also be of of traffic. The street is made up of a mixture of buildings, both type and age. However, there is a benefit through the increased attractiveness of the area leading directly to potential increases in harmony of scale and rhythm to the facades which is being reflected and enhanced in the Grindley patronage. The increased pedestrian space will also provide opportunities for stop locations. Place development. By the time the Metro is ready for implementation there will be a complete and continuous urban facade along the entire length of the street. The main constraint will be the management of service vehicle bays along the length of this section where poorly or illegally parked vehicles could disrupt the running of the line. Variations in facade designs, set-backs and the width of many sections of the street dictates that pole supports for the overhead wires will be necessary. Therefore poles should be used continuously throughout the street to maintain a consistent aesthetic.

At the end of Broad Street is Five Ways roundabout and shopping centre. The roundabout, although well planted with mature trees and public art features, is only attractive to office workers and shoppers during the day. in the evening it is perceived as a dangerous place as the road is on an elevated structure and the central area is accessed via subways. One option is for the Metro to align down one side of the underpass and be accessed from within the roundabout by stairs, ramps and lifts.

This provides the opportunity to develop a significant station structure to both mark the new edge of the city centre and to signal the high quality public transport option available. The entire space will require a redesign commensurate with its new role as a focal node as opposed to its previous use as a passive transitional zone.

A second option is being explored which locates the station outside the Five Ways shopping centre. There is space to accommodate this option (dependent upon buffer design), but no space for more than 2 vehicles to stop. There will be an improvement to the local environment immediately outside the shopping centre but few other improvements to this important area.

IDENTIFICATION OF LIKELY BENEFITS The benefits for the whole of Broad Street will be in the reduction of primary traffic space and the high profile of both the Metro and pedestrian space. This will result in reduced vehicle noise, pollution and speeds.

At Centenary Square there will be an opportunity to extend the environment aesthetics of the square right across to the Central N development.

At Five Ways the development of a station in the centre of the roundabout will provide a needed focus for this space. This will mark the edge of the city centre and provide a more secure STREETSCAPE environment. This security will be provided by increases in natural surveillance (people on the The Broad Street section of the route is characterised by public spaces at each end. At Centenary streets) through more people using the station into the night, and supported by CCTV installations. Square there are a number of important listed buildings and attractions, including the new Central TV site development. Centenary Square itself is a recently modified and a award winning space which hosts exhibitions and other public activities. The design of the proposed station options and additional infrastructure will need to compliment the quality of this space and its surrounding buildings and activities.

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This section of the report looks at some of the detailed aspects and elements of the Metro and their STREET FURNITURE likely impacts on the City Centre. These aspects include:

• Canopies and Shelters; • Street Furniture; • Overhead Wirescape; • Platforms and Pavements; and, • Metro Vehicles in the Street.

The key message in the examples provided below is the importance of creating a holistic streetscape where the Metro fits easily within the life of the city. Traditional urban transport can provide a hostile environment which often encroaches into pedestrian space with signs, lights bollards and other associated clutter. If it is judged a good thing to develop a Metro system through the City, it is essential that the maximum benefit is gained through the creation of very high quality streets which express the 'genius of the place'.

CANOPIES AND SHELTERS

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METRO VEHICLES IN THE STREET

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