Making the Connections

Walking

Bede Island North Development Framework, Leicester
Bede Island
Leicester
Key Principles:
  • Linking new developments to existing fabric
A linear park of exceptional quality runs along the top of the viaduct.
The Bastille Viaduct
Paris
Key Principles:
  • Making use of existing infrastructure
  • Providing green spaces in the city

Parking and Servicing

The lack of forecourt parking ensures building thresholds are not dominated by cars.
Wick Village
London Borough of Hackney
Key Principles:
  • Accommodating the car
Traffic calming is designed in from the outset.
Poundbury
Dorchester
Key Principles:
  • Reducing car dependency
  • Calming traffic through design

Utilities Infrastructure

Terraced housing replaced 1960s tower blocks at Waltham Forest.
Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust
Waltham Forest HAT
Key Principles:
  • Integrating new and existing infrastructure
  • Designing for ease of maintenance

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