Southbank Place July 2014 Temporary Wayfinding Updated Report Southbank Place Temporary Wayfinding Strategy Issue three Southbank Place 2 Temporary Wayfinding 1 Introduction Issue four 30/07/14 Southbank Place 3 Temporary Wayfinding Introduction Current Wayfinding Provision This document sets out recommendations for a temporary Navigation in the area immediately surrounding Waterloo wayfinding and signage strategy to be in place for the Station is relatively poor. Tourists arriving from Waterloo duration of the Southbank Place construction period Station seeking the London Eye or other popular (estimated 4 to 5 years) for pedestrians and cyclists. destinations on the South Bank often struggle to identify and navigate the fastest, most efficient route, mainly because of A temporary wayfinding strategy for the site will need to take the poor layout and legibility of the environment. account of the following areas and will require coordination with various stakeholders: The following measures will further impact on movement and navigation around the development site during the • The Public Realm surrounding the construction construction period: (TfL and London Borough of Lambeth) • The London Underground station (LUL) • Narrowing of Sutton Walk caused by the hoarding line • Waterloo Mainline station (Network Rail) • Closure of the Underground station entrance on York Road • Closure of through routes across the development site • Removal of the pedestrian bridge linking Waterloo station with the South Bank The Temporary Wayfinding Strategy will need to emphasise the most efficient routes to a range of destinations from pedestrian exits at Waterloo Station (Mainline Rail and Underground) and will also need to consider movements within the stations. Legible London signs already installed in the local area may require relocating and/or updating, and additional information should be incorporated on the hoarding to highlight the most direct walk routes to surrounding attractions such as the London Eye. Towards Sutton Walk Issue four 30/07/14 Southbank Place 4 Temporary Wayfinding Key Considerations EXISTING SIGNAGE PROVISION HOARDINGS CYCLISTS A range of sign families are currently installed around the Erection of the hoarding will result in the following closures: Closure of the Bus Lane on the northbound carriageway of construction site: Legible London, Barclays Cycle Hire and York Road will impact on cyclists moving across the Waterloo • Footway and Bus Lane on the northbound South Bank Centre, each performing a unique role. Use of area, bringing them into potential conflict with construction carriageway of York Road these systems should be continued and extended during traffic entering and exiting the development site. Clearly construction. Legible London is a citywide wayfinding system • Footway and part of the existing eastbound signed alternative routes will need to be implemented that is easily recognisable and trusted by pedestrians, carriageway of Chicheley Street to assist less confident and vulnerable cyclists to reduce however the system will require repositioning and • Footway and short-stay coach parking bays on the potential conflict with vehicles. information updating to reflect the temporary changes. southbound carriageway of Belvedere Road Closures of the footways/bus lane will impact on various modal operations in the wider South Bank area. For example, Sutton Walk as the primary route between Waterloo Station and the South Bank attractions, will see an increase in pedestrian footfall. As well as leveraging existing signage – including Legible London – hoardings provide an excellent, high visibility opportunity to communicate with pedestrians. Issue four 30/07/14 Southbank Place 5 Temporary Wayfinding Key Considerations THE FOOTBRIDGE SHELL CENTRE TICKET HALL (TFL) SUTTON WALK The existing pedestrian footbridge on York Road will be The proposed hoarding line will result in the temporary The proposed hoarding line may intrude onto Sutton Walk closed. Closure of the footbridge will cause the temporary closure of the Shell Centre Ticket Hall. Flows in/out of for a limited period of construction – currently estimated at displacement of pedestrians to alternate routes, which will Waterloo Underground will need to be directed via the Main between 2-3 months – due to piling activities associated impact on existing pedestrian flows. These flows will need Ticket Hall increasing existing footfall. The dispersal of these with Building 4b. For the remainder of the construction to be managed in conjunction with Network Rail and TfL additional passengers will need to be examined with TfL to period the hoarding line will be relaxed back to align with the internal station wayfinding to avoid peak time congestion. avoid congestion. existing boundary of Sutton Walk. The temporary extension of this line will create a ‘pinch point’ on what will become the major route between Waterloo Station and the South Bank. The flow of pedestrians during this time period will need to be carefully managed to avoid overcrowding. Issue four 30/07/14 Southbank Place 6 Temporary Wayfinding Expected Pedestrian Routes Golden Jubilee Bridge Hungerford Bridge The Demolition and Construction Phase Transport Impacts Golden Jubilee Bridge P WATERLOO ROAD STAMFORD STREET report prepared by Steer Davies Gleave assumes that the Royal Festival Hall King’s College Wayfinding and Signage Strategy for the construction period N will: Pedestrian movement through to the Southbank Centre. (Accessible Lift available) • Direct pedestrians to key attractions via Sutton Walk and Belvedere Road/Jubilee Gardens • Direct pedestrians to the South Bank Concert Hall Approach P S e c Centre via Sutton Walk k Riverside Walkway Sutton Walk e r • Direct pedestrians to the Hungerford k Road Street Yor Bridges via Sutton Walk Tenison WAT Wa ER y LO • Direct pedestrians to Westminster Bridge O Exton Street R Me O via York Road and Forum pha A mSt D Jubilee DevelopmentShell reet Gardens CentreSite Belvedere Road Alternate routes through to the london waterloo Southbank via Jubilee Gardens. Alternate ground level exit via York W London Eye/ Road. Expected to be used by A regualar users. (Commuters) T E Millennium Pier R L O Route through to the London Eye Ch iche leyStreet YORK ROAD Chicheley Street route is seen as a secondary route but, will need to be signposted. RiverThames Leake Street oad r R pu Belvedere Road S d a o R t e e Approach tr n S io t Johanna n ta S to h rs Street ng a i M d L d a A u Issue four 30/07/14Lower nc Westminster Bridge Road e W lo B e tS r s t id tm re g i et Road e ns te ce r la a P Southbank Place 7 Temporary Wayfinding 2 Signage Relocation Issue four 30/07/14 Southbank Place 8 Temporary Wayfinding Signage Audit A comprehensive audit of existing wayfinding signage in the area immediately surrounding the Southbank Place development was undertaken. The audit took account of all existing pedestrian wayfinding structures that will be affected by the development. Our findings are summarised as follows: • Legible London is used throughout the South Bank and Waterloo area and is located on the immediate edges of the development site. • The Legible London scheme will aid the movement of pedestrians during and after construction. • A total of five pedestrian wayfinding structures will be directly affected by the implementation of the construction hoarding, including four Legible London totems. • Legible London structures requiring relocation will need map, directional and header panel information updating. • Locations for the proposed relocation of structures are presented in this document. • Three TfL Cycle Docking stations are located on the edges of the development - two on Concert Hall Approach and one on Belvedere Road - which will support pedestrian wayfinding around the site. LL Monolith LL Minilith Cycle Hire Point Issue four 30/07/14 Southbank Place 9 Temporary Wayfinding Golden Jubilee Bridge Hungerford Bridge Existing Signage Location Plan Golden Jubilee Bridge P WATERLOO ROAD STAMFORD STREET Royal Festival Hall King’s College Existing signage product types and quantities are as follows: • Legible London x12 (Including three N monoliths and nine miniliths) LL00321 • Southbank Centre spiral totem x1 Concert Hall Approach • TfL Cycle Hire points x3 P S e c k Riverside Walkway Sutton Walk LL00314 e r k Road Street Yor LL00318 Tenison WAT Wa ER LL00396 y LO O Exton Street R Me O phLL00359a A mSt D Jubilee DevelopmentShell UNKNOWN reet LL09052 Gardens CentreSite LL00315 Belvedere Road london waterloo LL00313 W London Eye/ A T E Millennium Pier R L O LL00311 C hich eley Street LL00312 YORK ROAD RiverThames Leake Street oad r R pu Belvedere Road S d a o R t e LL00371 e Approach tr n S io t Johanna n ta S to h rs Street ng a i Issue four 30/07/14M d L d a A u Lower nc Westminster Bridge Road e W lo B e tS r s t id tm re g i et Road e ns te ce r la a P Southbank Place 10 Temporary Wayfinding Golden Jubilee Bridge Hungerford Bridge Golden Jubilee Bridge P WATERLOO ROAD STAMFORD STREET Royal Festival Hall King’s College Proposed Signage Relocation We recommend that the following structures are relocated to aid pedestrian flow for the duration of the construction works: N Concert Hall Approach P S • Legible London x4 e c k Riverside Walkway Sutton Walk e • Southbank Centre x1 r k Road Street Yor All structures being relocated fall inside the proposed Tenison WAT Wa ER LL00396 y LO hoarding line. The following pages detail the relocation of O Exton Street R each