Consultation Draft 1 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

CONNECTIVITY 5
5.1 The Transport Hierarchy
Currently, there is no adopted transport strategy to support the
regeneration of the City Centre. However, the Highways Authority
have requested that the public realm supports a hierarchy of
users within the City Centre, as follows:-
1. pedestrians (to include mobility impaired)
2. cyclists
3. public transport (including taxis)
4. goods servicing vehicles
5. private vehicles
It is intended that design interventions within the public realm
supporting a range of transport modes will promote a choice of
transport options, reducing reliance on the private car.
Waterloo
Road
Tesco
6
Potteries
Centre
12
3
8
7
4
5
2
1
9
10 11
East/
West
13 Centre
5.2 Pedestrian Friendly Streets
Pedestrian friendly streets
These designated streets allow for unimpeded access to pedestrians
within the whole street, rather than just a defined pavement,
whilst allowing for emergency and loading access. Vehicular
access is currently managed. It is the long term objective that
the following streets will provide pedestrian friendly streets during
working hours:-
1. Upper Parliament Row
2. Upper Market & Market Square
3. Lamb Street
4. Fountain Square
5. Tontine Square & Upper Tontine Street
6. Piccadilly
7. Market Lane
8. Stafford Street*
9. Percy Street
10. Lower Tontine Street
11. Old Hall Street
12. Albion Street
13. Upper Lichfield Street*
(* bus services may operate)
Existing restricted access
These streets have been chosen to support the major assets of
the City Centre and to promote linkages to existing and proposed
major developments. All pedestrian friendly streets should allow
for restricted access to facilitate emergency access and servicing.
The design should define carriageways where appropriate
to guide service vehicles and paving should be designed to withstand
occasional heavy loading. Enforcement of restricted access
will be required for restricted vehicular access areas, initially
through the use of retractable bollards at appropriate points.
Further detail is given on typical street layouts in section 6 of this
document.
Pedestrian Crossings
Pedestrian crossings should be emphasised through the use of
contrasting surface treatments to the main carriageway, lighting
and signage. Street clutter should be reduced where possible.
Crossing points on the Ring Road will be important to link surrounding
residential communities. Crossing points within the City
Centre will also need to be addressed where restricted access
is not in operation, particularly along Marsh Street and Broad
Street. All pedestrian crossings need to incorporate inclusive access
elements in a sensitive yet effective way.
Further detail is given on typical pedestrian crossing layouts in
section 6 of this document.
CBD
Proposed restricted access
Major commercial anchor
Plan showing existing and proposed pedestrian friendly streets (NTS)
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