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
Trafalgar Square area
- Orange Street cut at Whitcomb Street. Direction of one-way reversed to become eastbound, to the east of Whitcomb Street.
- Trafalgar Square: north side - closed to all traffic east side - all traffic northbound, buses and cycles only southbound south side - two way traffic; crossings to make it easier to get between the Square and Whitehall west side - open to all traffic southbound
- Northbound link from Cockspur Street to Pall Mall East (west of Canada House) for buses, taxis and cycles only
- Cockspur Street: buses only eastbound, general traffic and bus lane westbound
- Spring Gardens remains one-way southbound.
- The Mall: access only from Whitehall northbound, exit only to Cockspur Street
- Strand (south of Duncannon Street): buses, cycles and taxis only east bound, general traffic and a bus lane westbound
- Northumberland Avenue: widened pavements; at Trafalgar Square access only from the Strand, exit only to Whitehall southbound; motorcycle parking and bus stand moved from centre to side; junction with Whitehall Place: existing traffic signals removed