STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE

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INTRODUCTION
PART A
A vision for London’s streets
PART B
From strategy to delivery
PART C
New measures for new challenges
PART D
Balancing priorities
PART F
Appendix
PART E
Physical design and materials
SECTION 6
Introduction
SECTION 7
High quality footways
SECTION 8
Carriageways
SECTION 9
Crossings
SECTION 10
Kerbside activity
SECTION 11
Footway amenities
SECTION 12
Safety and functionality
SECTION 13
Street environment
SECTION 14
Transport interchanges
Streetscape Guidance
[Part D] Balancing priorities 58
5.3 Recognising place
A place is more than the sum of its spatial
and physical attributes: the buildings, streets
and spaces. A place is a location of meaning;
one where everyday life occurs. Spaces are
transformed through individual and communal
experience into places. Places are diverse,
dynamic, socially responsive and can range in
cultural meaning. Places can also be considered
across a multitude of scales; a seat within a park
could be considered a ‘place’, or a park within a
neighbourhood.
Successful streets and places tend to have
common characteristics. These can be
summarised as those places which have a
distinct identity, vitality, are flexible, safe and
easy to navigate.
Figure 53: Successful places are
flexible, easy to access and navigate,
locally identifiable and responsive to
the needs of its users