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Trees and the Public Realm (Draft) Appendix B - 13 7 Opportunity Routes Urban character and trees The function of a number of main roads in Westminster is the accommodation of vehicular traffic whose destination is outside the city. Our planting regime needs to recognise that this traffic is consistent, and at peak times can be congested. Several of these routes are Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) routes that are administered and maintained by TfL as strategic routes, connecting major centres and accommodating numerous bus routes. Whilst the City Council remains responsible for the planting and maintenance along these routes, The Council will work in partnership with TfL on TLRN routes to ensure the form and function of the streets are compatible. Others are designated as ‘Green Chains’ in the London Plan, which are defined as “areas of linked but separate open spaces and the footpaths between them. They are accessible to the public and provide waymarked paths and other pedestrian and cycle routes.” This definition excludes routes that are mainly on streets, and in Westminster are: • The linked route from the Thames, through Victoria Tower Gardens, Parliament Square, St James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens – (Hyde Park Corner forms a crucial link between Green Park and Hyde Park, and enhancements would improve access between the sites) • A linked route with the London Borough of Camden, running from Primrose Hill along Ormonde Terrace across Primrose Hill Bridge and into Regent’s Park/Grand Union Canal. Trees can be perceived as a welcome, calm counterpoint to the bustle of the traffic. They can also, particularly if planted as avenue, increase drivers’ perception of speed and encourage a reduction. Planted in the street furniture zone adjacent to the kerb, trees can also act to some extent as a barrier to the traffic, making the pedestrian environment more pleasant. Photos Park Lane (sourced from Google Street View) Marylebone Road (sourced from Google Street View)
Appendix B - 14 Trees and the Public Realm (Draft) 7 Opportunity Routes Planting principles 1. Avenues of trees able to grow to become specimens of scale and quality are acceptable in principle on all routes. 2. Care must be taken to ensure that trees planted on primary roads and bus routes are located sufficient distance from the kerb to ensure that the incremental growth and lean of trunks does not present a hazard to the high sides of vehicles over the expected lifespan of the tree. 3. Where there is sufficient width, boulevards may be created by planting down the median strip or central reservation 4. Species should be hardy and able to grow to the maximum scale appropriate for the streets dimensions. 5. Green chains should be maintained with attractive trees that maximise shade where practical.
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