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OTTERY ST MARY PUBLIC REALM 28 TH April 2016 1. INITIAL OBSERVATIONS 2. EMERGING VISION AND PRINCIPLES 3. IDEAS FOR STREETS AND SPACES 3. WHAT NEXT? WHAT IS PUBLIC REALM? PROJECT AREA INITIAL OBSERVATIONS A UNIQUE AND CHERISHED CHARACTER A

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OTTERY ST MARY PUBLIC REALM

28TH April 2016

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  • 1. INITIAL OBSERVATIONS
  • 2. EMERGING VISION AND PRINCIPLES
  • 3. IDEAS FOR STREETS AND SPACES
  • 3. WHAT NEXT?
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WHAT IS PUBLIC REALM?

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PROJECT AREA

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INITIAL OBSERVATIONS

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A UNIQUE AND CHERISHED CHARACTER

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A CELEBRATED HISTORY

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CONSERVATION AREAS AND LISTED BUILDINGS

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RENOWNED EVENTS – NATIONAL REPUTATION

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STRONG COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Food Festival Weekend Jazz Festivals Pixie Day Carnival Day Tar Barrels Community Markets Flower Festival Christmas Tree Festival

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CHERISHED GREEN SPACE

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BEAUTIFUL RIVERSIDE SETTING

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STRONG INDEPENDENT RETAIL . VARIABLE SHOPFRONTS

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UNUSUAL FEATURES

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CAR IS KING

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THE HEART OF THE TOWN

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EXCEPTIONALLY NARROW PAVEMENTS

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OBSTRUCTIONS AND VISUAL INTRUSION OF SIGNAGE

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BLIND CORNERS

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EXCEPTIONALLY NARROW PAVEMENTS

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OVER-SIZED STREETS

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IMPORTANT PEDESTRIAN LINKS FEEL LIKE BACK ROUTES

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EXCESSIVE AND INCONGRUOUS ROAD MARKINGS

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QUALITY OF PUBLIC REALM DOES NOT MATCH ARCHITECTURE

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SEATING AT TRAFFIC JUNCTIONS

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EXCEPTIONALLY NARROW PAVEMENTS

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APPEALING PASSAGES

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SEATING AREAS LOCATED ON TRAFFIC JUNCTIONS

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A PLACE TO MOVE THROUGH NOT TO DWELL

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EMERGING VISION

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  • NO. 1 - PEDESTRIAN IS KING

BALANCING TRAFFIC AND TOWN QUALITY

  • NO. 2 - MAKE SPACE OTTERY

RE-ASSIGNING ROAD SPACE TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE TOWN

  • N0. 3 A HIGH QUALITY STREETSCAPE

TO COMPLIMENT OTTERY’S CONSERVATION STATUS

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  • 01. PEDESTRIAN IS KING
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“Traffic segregation should be the keynote

  • f modern road

design”

Ministry of Transport (1966) “Roads in Urban Areas

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Credit Ben-Hamilton Baillie

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Credit Ben-Hamilton Baillie

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PEDESTRIAN IS KING

BALANCING TRAFFIC/ TOWN QUALITY IN OTTERY

  • Entry points/gateways (crossing the threshold)
  • Defining the centre (visual cues)
  • Visual widths
  • Highlighting pedestrian desire lines
  • Removing road markings and rationalising signs
  • Re-assigning wasted space at the junctions
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POYNTON - CHESHIRE

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POYNTON - CHESHIRE

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POYNTON - CHESHIRE

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POYNTON - CHESHIRE

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SHREWSBURY

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KESWICK

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KESWICK

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KESWICK SHREWSBURY LUDLOW

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MAKE SPACE OTTERY

RE-ASSIGNING ROAD SPACE TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PEDESTRIAN ONLY SPACES CREATING SPACES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND TIME IN, WITH A CLEAR ROLE AND IDENTITY SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES

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MEMORIAL ‘TOWN SQUARE’ TOWN PARK

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TOWN PARK

TOWN GARDEN SQUARE MAIN TOWN SQUARE INCIDENTAL SPACES INCIDENTAL SPACES

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TOWN SQUARE

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TOWN SQUARE

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RECONFIGURE JUNCTION CREATE A RAISED TABLE AND USE OTHER DEVICES TO INDICATE A PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY SPACE RELOCATE BUS STOP TO MILL STREET MAXIMISE SUNNY SPOTS & INTRODUCE SEATING OR OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTDOOR CAFÉ SPACE

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OTHER SPACES

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  • N0. 3 A HIGH QUALITY

STREETSCAPE

TO COMPLIMENT OTTERY’S CONSERVATION STATUS

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HIGH QUALITY SIMPLICITY GOOD QUALITY MATERIALS LOCAL TO THE AREA ATTENTION TO DETAIL

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WHAT NEXT?

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  • PARTNERSHIP APPROACH

(COMMUNITY (WITH A CHAMPION, COUNCILS AND HLF SOUTH WEST)

  • SEEK ADVICE ON THE BEST APPROACH FOR DELIVERY

(E.G. FORM A HERITAGE ACTION ZONE, REQUIREMENTS FOR TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INTIATIVE ETC. ANY SOUTH WEST VL.E.P MONIES AVAILABLE? ARTS COUNCIL?)

  • GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR DESIGN, APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE

CAPITAL WORKS

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THANK YOU