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
Parliament Square area
- Parliament Square: south side closed to all traffic, new pedestrian crossings to the Square
- Left turn from Parliament Street to Bridge Street and right turn from Bridge Street to Parliament Street for buses and cycles only
- St Margaret's Street and Abindgon Street: extended bus, cycle and taxi lanes in both directions
- Taxi rank in Broad Sanctuary moved to the western side of Parliament Square.
- Storey's Gate made one-way southbound from Great George Street to Matthew Parker Street, and northbound from Tothill Street to Matthew Parker Street, with contra-flow cycle lane