High Street 2012
High Street 2012 is an ambitious project to
improve and celebrate one of London’s great high streets. This
ribbon of London life is both everyday and remarkable. It is
historic and modern, and constantly evolving. The project aims to
reconnect places and communities, making this high street a place
that East Londoners can share with the world in 2012 and
beyond.
The high street connects the City to the
Olympic Park and is part of the London 2012 Olympic marathon route.
While it runs through some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods
in the capital and is also dominated by heavy traffic, it also
passes through some of the most culturally diverse and historically
rich areas of London, with a wonderful range of existing buildings,
streets, markets, waterways and many parks and green routes.
We want to build on the strengths of this
street, transform perceptions of the area, encourage positive
change and stimulate investment.
Our shared vision which has been developed in
partnership with communities and businesses along the street is to
create a world class and thriving ‘High Street’, where there is a
balance between pedestrian and road uses, where people and places
are connected, where locals, visitors and tourists want to be, and
where there is a sense of well being, community and history.
Download a
summary of High Street 2012 (pdf, 72 kb).
More information
For more information please see http://www.highstreet2012.com.
Objectives
- To create a thriving high street by reinforcing the distinctive
character of the places along the route, by creating places for
people to slow down, stop and socialise as well as pass through and
by balancing the needs of road users and pedestrians.
- To create a connected street by enhancing natural flows along
and across the street, removing barriers to make it easier for
everyone using the street to move around and find their way and
create a safer, cleaner more attractive environment.
- To create a healthy street by increasing opportunities for
walking and cycling, by forming green oases and active spaces along
the way, improving links to sport and leisure facilities and
encouraging options for healthy living.
- To celebrate the street and reveal its social and cultural
richness by enhancing historic buildings and spaces, and supporting
active social projects and events to bring the street to life
before, during and after the Olympic and Paralympics games.
These objectives will be realised through a
combination of overall street actions that can apply to the whole
street and eight area based initiatives.