Spatial Plan Option 1 OPTION 1
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Appendix 4 Spatial Plan Option 1 OPTION 1 • Through traffic is removed from West Smithfield. Area 2 Charterhouse Square BARBICAN • Local access and servicing Design to be developed at later stage St. John Street function remain as it currently stands. Cowcross Street Lindsey Street • Some network changes in adjacent streets. FARRINGDON EAST Aldersgate Street • Additional cycling provision and FARRINGDON promotion of active travel to be incorporated Grand Avenue Long Lane • Some limited public realm improvement is possible, including narrowed carriageways to increase space East Poultry Avenue for pedestrians; improvements to surface materials; limited Through traffic is removed greening measures on West from West Smithfield; Smithfield, Long Lane and Charterhouse Street Giltspur Street. Narrowed carriageways; West Smithfield improvements to surface materials; limited greening measures KEY Main entrance to public Future Museum of London site institution Farringdon Street Local access only (reduced carriageway width with widened footways) Direction of traffic movement Hosier Lane Pedestrian connection above West Smithfield ramp Snow Hill New public and civic spaces Smithfield St. Cock Lane Greening, seating, street furniture and SuDS (where possible) Drawing not to scale CITY Giltspur Street THAMESLINK Note: Traffic movement proposals are subject to modelling, testing Holborn Viaduct Area 1 and engagement N Hawkins\Brown © | 18.11.2020 | HB190084 | Smithfield Public Realm - Spatial Plan Options 1 Spatial Plan Option 2 OPTION 2 • Through traffic is removed from West Smithfield and Area 2 some other roads in the Charterhouse Square BARBICAN Design to be developed at later stage St. John Street project area. • Timed access and servicing Cowcross Street Lindsey Street • Some network changes in adjacent streets. FARRINGDON EAST Aldersgate Street • Additional cycling provision and FARRINGDON promotion of active travel to be incorporated Grand Avenue Long Lane • Greater ability to introduce public realm improvement, Through traffic is removed including measures as in Option from West Smithfield 1 plus infrastructure for cultural East Poultry Avenue events and additional civic Narrowed carriageways; space in West Smithfield and a improvements to surface new garden space in Smithfield materials; limited greening Street. measures West Smithfield Infrastructure for cultural events and additional civic space in West Smithfield KEY A new garden space in Main entrance to public Smithfield Street. Future Museum of London site institution Local access only (reduced Farringdon Street carriageway width with widened footways) Timed closure Direction of traffic movement Hosier Lane West Smithfield Pedestrian connection above ramp Snow Hill New public and civic spaces Smithfield St. Cock Lane Greening, seating, street furniture and SuDS (where possible) New public and community amenities (e.g. cultural interventions, play, CITY Giltspur Street performance space, THAMESLINK pavilions, spill-out) Drawing not to scale Holborn Viaduct Area 1 Note: Traffic movement proposals are subject to modelling, testing N and engagement Hawkins\Brown © | 18.11.2020 | HB190084 | Smithfield Public Realm - Spatial Plan Options 2 Spatial Plan Option 3 OPTION 3 • Through traffic is removed from the project area. Area 2 Charterhouse Square BARBICAN • Some vehicle movement Design to be developed at later stage St. John Street rerouted to allow for areas of pedestrianisation Cowcross Street Lindsey Street • Timed access and servicing introduced FARRINGDON EAST Aldersgate Street • Additional cycling provision and FARRINGDON promotion of active travel to be incorporated Grand Avenue Long Lane • Access for hospitals, buses and residents to be maintained West Smithfield and • Opportunities for significant Smithfield Street public realm enhancements pedestrianised East Poultry Avenue including new greening, new New significant public open civic spaces, places of realm enhancements cultural activity and the including new greening, Museum 'campus' area and a new open civic spaces, West Smithfield Healthy Streets design places of cultural activity approach to streets througout. and the Museum 'campus' area and a Healthy KEY Streets design approach to streets throughout. Main entrance to public Future Museum of London site institution Farringdon Street Local access only (reduced carriageway width with widened footways) Service and emergency Hosier Lane access only (pedestrian West Smithfield priority) Direction of traffic movement Snow Hill Pedestrian connection above ramp Smithfield St. Cock Lane New public and civic spaces Greening, seating, street furniture and SuDS (where possible) Giltspur Street New public and community CITY THAMESLINK amenities (e.g. cultural interventions, play, performance space, Holborn Viaduct Area 1 pavilions, spill-out) Drawing not to scale N Note: Traffic movement proposals are subject to modelling, testing and engagement Hawkins\Brown © | 18.11.2020 | HB190084 | Smithfield Public Realm - Spatial Plan Options 3.