Consultation Draft 1 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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6.8 Pedestrian Friendly Streets
• The designated pedestrian friendly streets are Stafford Street, Lamb
Street, Parliament Row, Old Hall Street, East West Spine, Tontine
Street, Percy Street, Piccadilly, Albion Street, Lichfield Street (partially)
and Bird Cage Walk (associated with proposed Tesco’s)
• They will be shared surfaces, to allow for emergency access, restricted
loading and private vehicular access outside of the specified daytime
hours of 10am to 4pm. Where main public transport routes are
required, kerbs shall be retained, such as Stafford Street. All other
surfaces should be flush, but there should be a clear delineation of
walkways and carriageways across spaces through paving design
to enhance directional way finding and safety. Necessary lighting
and signage columns should further reinforce the distinction between
walkways and carriageways.
• The design quality of these streets will be very high, as they provide
key linkages between the major existing and proposed schemes
within the City Centre
• The lighting proposals should promote soft, ambient lighting during
the evening; however, highways requirements for lighting will have to
be met in some instances.
• Designated streets will be required to provide lanes for bus and cycle
use (refer to Chapter 5: Connectivity) and design proposals should
have regard to associated loading and turning requirements in the
design of paving. Reference will need to be made to the Highways
Authority for specified minimum widths of designated carriageways.
• the preferred paving module size is setts laid to segmental arch bond,
although contrasting textures are welcomed. Natural stone materials
should be used.
• Lighting columns should only be incorporated where illumination
levels would otherwise not be sufficient to provide safe illumination
levels. Building mounted lighting is the preferred option.
• refer to section 6.9: Boulevard Streets for guidance on incorporation
of tree planting.
Plan showing locations for pedestrian friendly streets
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