In the vicinity of the Barbican estate Crossrail will undertake Public Realm Improvements public realm improvements to areas around Moorgate Station and the new Farringdon eastern ticket hall. The works being in Farringdon and Moorgate delivered by Crossrail are shown on the adjacent plan. Crossrail is the largest infrastructure project in Europe and has The area of improvement at Farringdon eastern ticket hall undertaken a pioneering and ambitious approach to the public sits within the local authority boundaries of both the London spaces outside its stations and the developments alongside Borough of Islington and the City of London - with the boundary them. The spaces outside stations need to work effectively running west-east along the centre of Charterhouse Street. The as transport interchanges and get people to the next stage of extents of urban realm improvements being undertaken within their journey by bike, foot, bus or taxi, as well as being pleasant each local authority’s areas is highlighted on the proposal’s spaces to meet friends. plan. The area of urban realm improvements within the London Borough of Islington is subject to public consultation. The The key principles for the designs were agreed with our proposals for Moorgate are wholly within the City of London’s partners, including Transport for London (TfL) and the local boundaries. authorities on the Crossrail route in 2010. The proposals for both the public realm schemes will be on The designs aim to be: display between Monday 4th April and Friday 22nd April. Upon • Attractive, adaptable and sustainable completion of the public engagement period Crossrail will so that their use can change over time; discuss any comments raised with the City of London and the London Borough of Islington respectively, before submitting • Accessible including, where possible, step free; the proposals for consents agreement under Schedule 7 of the Crossrail Act 2008. • Legible and free from clutter; and If you have any pre-submission comments on the proposals • Safe and secure. please contact Crossrail via one of the following methods: Importantly they also aim to retain the identity, diversity and Call: 0345 602 3813 characteristics of local areas, reflecting and integrating with the local environment whenever possible. Email: [email protected] Write: FREEPOST CROSSRAIL (no postage required) Farringdon Station Eastern Ticket Hall Moorgate Station ISLINGTON EALING Paddington TOWER Farringdon HAMLETS Ealing Broadway Bond Street Hanwell CITY OF LONDON Liverpool Whitechapel Acton KENSINGTON & Street Hayes & HAMMERSMITH & Farringdon UrbanHarlington Realm SchemeWest Ealing Main Line WESTMINSTER CHELSEA Tottenham Canary Southall Wharf FULHAM Court Road Visualisation looking towards station entrance from Lindsey Street Scheme Overview The urban realm scheme at Farringdon East will lead passengers to a new station entrance located at the corner of Long Lane and Lindsey Street, in the block immediately to the east of Smithfi eld Market. The market and the adjacent Charterhouse Square denote this as an area of historical signifi cance. The existing urban realm is inconsistent in its treatment and quality, with a limited number of formal pedestrian crossings and poor way-fi nding. The area operates in very di erent ways depending upon the time of day. It can be dominated by HGV vehicles servicing the market in the very early hours of the morning, by commuters during the day and by a very active night-time economy in the evenings. As such, the new urban realm scheme has been designed to function e ectively for each of these users. Visualisation looking southward on Lindsey Street towards Station entrance Scheme Details • Widened footways combined with enlarged and relocated pedestrian crossings, to refl ect pedestrian needs, will The urban realm proposals include the following improve the experience of moving through the area. improvements: • High-quality materials, such as Yorkstone paving for • Large raised pedestrian tables designed to calm tra c and the footways, will be used to integrate the scheme with the prioritise pedestrian movements both outside the station local environment, such as the historic Smithfi eld Market. entrance on Long Lane and at the junction of Charterhouse • Hayne Street will be a single surface, with Yorkstone Street and Lindsey Street. footway and granite kerbs laid fl ush to the granite • A secure line of bollards, way-fi nding signage and belisha carriageway, creating a seamless shared surface for beacons will protect the station entrance on Long Lane. pedestrians and vehicles. Visualisation of junction at Long Lane – Lindsey Street ISLINGTON EALING Paddington TOWER Farringdon HAMLETS Ealing Broadway Bond Street Hanwell CITY OF LONDON Liverpool Whitechapel Acton KENSINGTON & Street Hayes & HAMMERSMITH & Harlington West Ealing Main Line WESTMINSTER CHELSEA Tottenham Canary Southall Wharf FULHAM Court Road Key 11 Parking raised to footway level 22 Closure of Fox and Knot Street allows for increase in footway and introduction of 9x cycle parking stands 2 33 Zebra crossing relocated to refl ect pedestrian desire line 8 4 Raised tables to reduce vehicle speed 3 4 1 Hayne Street 55 Widened zebra crossings to prioritise pedestrian 4 movements 66 Footway widened at station entrance Charterhouse Street 7 Single, fl ush surface introduced across Hayne Street 8 Widened footway on Lindsey Street and Charterhouse 7 Street Crossrail Urban Realm Works Extent Boundary within City of London Lindsey Street 8 Crossrail Urban Realm Works Extent Boundary within London Borough of Islington (subject to public consultation) SMITHFIELD Long Lane MARKET Farringdon Stati on entrance6 5 5 4 Plan of urban realm pre-Crossrail works Image of junction at Long Lane – Lindsey Street pre-Crossrail works ISLINGTON EALING Paddington TOWER Farringdon HAMLETS Ealing Broadway Bond Street Hanwell CITY OF LONDON Liverpool Whitechapel Acton KENSINGTON & Street View of Moorfields, looking south. The new Crossrail entrance Moorgate is Hayes & HAMMERSMITH & Moorgate UrbanHarlington Realm SchemeWest Ealing Main Line WESTMINSTER Liverpool Street Station visible on the right (image base as supplied by Crossrail) CHELSEA Canary Southall Tottenham Court Road Wharf FULHAM Moorgate Entrance View of Moorfields, looking north. The new Crossrail entrance Moorgate is visible on the left (image base as supplied by Crossrail) Liverpool Street Station Moorgate Entrance Visualisation of Moorfi elds looking southwards Scheme Overview February 2016 Crossrail Liverpool Street Station_Schedule 7 Application B U R N S + N I C E The new station entrance at Moorgate will not only lead to a new, spacious and fully integrated ticket hall, but will also improve the passenger experience of the external public realm. As part of the Crossrail works, signifi cant areas of land have been used to facilitate the construction of the new station and associated railway infrastructure. The site restoration scheme for the Moorgate station entrance is based on proposals developed in consultation with the City of London, TfL, London Underground and other local stakeholders including Land Securities and Aviva Investors. The public realm proposals follow the City of London’s street design guidance and have taken account of the City’s Moorgate Crossrail Station Urban Integration proposals, as approved in February 2015. Options for the wider area are currently being developed by the City and will be the subject of further stakeholder engagement.. Crossrail’s public realm proposals recognise the City of London’s ambition to create a coherent, civic place that will Visualisation of Moorfi elds looking northwards transform the Moorgate and Moorfi elds area from a space February 2016 Crossrail Liverpool Street Station_Schedule 7 Application B U R N S + N I C E previously laid out as a conventional highway with mixed Scheme Details • Moorfi elds south of Moor Place will act as a ‘secure zone’ and sometimes unclear priorities, to one with greater outside the new station entrance in which vehicles access pedestrian priority, and ease of interchange between In Moorgate and Moorfi elds the public realm improvements will be controlled via station controlled retractable bollards. di erent rail services. will include: • Pavements and carriageways will be treated with a • Reducing carriageway width in Moorgate and increasing combination of high quality Yorkstone and granite changing footway space. Moorfi elds into a pedestrian friendly space, dispersed interchange and station forecourt. • Introduction of a central pedestrian median in Moorgate to improve crossing at a key pedestrian crossing point and • New way-fi nding signage will help visitors to orientate improve accessibility for all users. themselves and direct them to surrounding areas and key destinations of the City. • A new pedestrianised public space will be created on Moorfi elds between New Union Street and London Wall, • The proposals have been designed to tie in with the wider with access limited to emergency and service vehicles only. public realm improvements being progressed by the City of London, to be further consulted on and agreed through the Moorgate, looking south, showing the proposed informal pedestrian crossing facility and tra c island City’s standard consultation Committee processes. ISLINGTON EALING Paddington TOWER Farringdon HAMLETS Ealing Broadway Bond Street Hanwell CITY OF LONDON Liverpool Whitechapel Acton KENSINGTON & Street Hayes & HAMMERSMITH & Harlington West Ealing Main Line WESTMINSTER CHELSEA Tottenham Canary Southall Wharf FULHAM Court Road e Key 11 Pedestrian Zone: Servicing Access Only 22 Retractable bollards to manage access secure zone around Crossrail station entrance 33 Informal Pedestrian Crossing Facility 44 City of London Wayfi nding Totem 55 Bus Stops retained in existing locations 66 Upgraded Footway Area for Public House Deliveries 7 Widened Footways Crossrail Urban Realm Works Extent Boundary w Union St *Areas outside the red boundary line t represent wider scheme proposals that will be progressed by the City of London Corporation Moor Place 2 E 3 1 Moorgate Stati on entrance 4 7 enue elds K fi eats Place Moor e t 5 a g r 6 Moo.