This way to better streets

CABE has led a series of events on street design and has reviewed streetscape design practice in ten good examples of streets and spaces in the UK at a site scale.

Stephen McLaren

Click on each to read the full case studies

• Bideford Quay, Devon (waterfront street in a seaside town);
• Temple Meads Station forecourt, Bristol (a transport interchange approach and forecourt);
• Devizes Market Square, Wiltshire (an historic market town centre with bus interchange);
• O’Connell Street, Dublin (a major urban boulevard of national significance);
• Newhall Phase 1, Harlow, Essex (a new community and network of residential streets);
• Kensington High Street, West London (a busy urban high street and arterial route);
• Hope Street, Liverpool (an iconic street of cultural significance);
• Ancoats and New Islington, Manchester (a network of streets as part of the regeneration of an urban village);
• Blackett Street and Quayside, Newcastle (a network of historic streets to serve a busy bus network);
• Maid Marian Way, Nottingham (slower design speeds around on a repaired inner-city ring road with at-grade crossings).
   

Tags: public space, transport, cities and towns, neighbourhoods