The client identified 4 key requirements
The studies confirm the need to improve the balance between people and traffic
What will happen to people and traffic
St Martin's Place and Northumberland Avenue
Horse Guards Parade and Route to River
Raleigh Gardens and Whitehall's hidden spaces
Broad Sanctuary and Residential Areas
Environmental gain/traffic pain
Pedestrians
- New paved space throughout the area, equal to twice the present pedestrianised area of Trafalgar Square
- Better access to buildings and public spaces, particularly Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square. Use of Squares transformed by better links
- More direct routes, reduced walking times and fewer delays
- Widened pavements in Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall
- Richmond Terrace widened to connect Downing Street more strongly to the River
- Improved connections between Trafalgar Square and the new Hungerford Bridge