Development Brief - Edmonton Green

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EDMONTON GREENDEVELOPMENT

FRAMEWORKSTRATEGY

BUDD DPU UCLMAR2011


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Working group membersAfraa Ali

Veyom Bahl

Silvia Chi

Jiang Di

Desire Durousseau

Alejandro Echeverra

Rebecca Ellis

Colin Hagans

Satoru Iino

Amy Leaman

Azzurra Muzzonigro

Ivana Nady

McKenzie ONeill

Taana PintoTareq Razouk

Marguerite Reinig

Igenia Soula

Jeremy Tran

Guidance fromPushpa Arabindoo

Camillo Boano

Andrew Wade

Thanks toMark Furnival

Ray Rogers

Suzanne Johnson


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Contents

0.0 Foreword p. 05

1.0 Context p. 07

_1.1 Physical

_1.2 Socio-Economic

_1.3 Policy

2.0 Urban Design Analysis p. 15

_2.1 Urban Grain & Land Use

_2.2 Access

_2.3 Massing & Density

_2.4 Open Spaces

_2.5 Building Typologies

_2.6 Opportunies & Constraints

3.0 Vision & Principles p. 29

_3.1 Vision

_3.2 Objecves

_3.3 Urban Design Principles

4.0 Development Framework p. 33

_4.1 Development Framework Overview

_4.2 Character & Opportunity Areas

_4.3 Edmonton Green Town Centre

_4.4 Fore Street

_4.5 Cemeteries & Surroundings

_4.6 Bounces Road & Surroundings

_4.7 Church Street & Surroundings

_4.8 Medical / Industrial Quarter

5.0 Phasing p. 95

6.0 Conclusions p. 101

7.0 References p. 105

1_ Vision

2_ Design Principles

3_ Access Strategies

4_ Public Realm Strategies

5_ Urban Structure Strategies


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05EDMONTON GREEN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK STRATEGY |

0.0FOREWORD

Over the past two months, eighteen Masters degree candidates at the Development Planning Unit,

Bartle Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London invesgated the urban fabric of

Edmonton Green, Eneld with the intenon of producing this report--a framework strategy for the areas

(re)development. As is detailed in Secons 1.0 and 2.0, Edmonton Green is beset by socio-economic

and physical condions that challenge the livelihoods, well-being and community cohesiveness of those

who reside and work in the area. However, immense social diversity, deeply-rooted historical fabric,

acve town centres and varied character zones--alongside a new local Core Strategy--oer a tremendous

foundaon for regeneraon. Our goal in this Development Framework Strategy is to outline the type and

scope of intervenons through which those facets already a part of Edmonton could serve as a catalystsfor revitalized local livelihoods, reinvigorated local history and reenergized collecve identy.

London

March 2011


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1.0CONTEXT


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North Circular, Cross-cung DivideBlank Outer Walls (Plevna Road)

Fore Street (A10) runs north towards

the M25 and Herordshire beyond

London, and south towards the City

of London. This acts as a corridor

cung through the site and a major

barrier to east-west movement,

both physically and psychologically,

especially for pedestrians and

residents.

Running alongside the A10 is the

railway line further consolidang

the prevenon of movement owing

to its lack of crossing points. This

overwhelming focus on the car

inhibits any social acvity or aracon

to visitors around these areas.

As an outer London borough, density

is lower and wider roads and greater

green spaces aord a more openfeel. However, visitors arriving at the

train staon may well be confused

as to their orientaon; the centre

is dominated by a shopping complex

oering unpleasant internal passages

and an ambiguity over its public/

private divisions. The vibrancy of

the market within is mismatched

with the blank outer walls and bleak

pedestrian experience of the roads

and bus staon outside.

As our report seeks to address the

physical dierences between the

Edmonton area and Eneld borough

as a whole are stark: the former being

a neglected corner of the laer, and

some radical rethinking is overdue as

to how to readdress this imbalance.

Connecon of Edmonton to Surrounding Areas

CONTEXT

PHYSICAL


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Intensity of crime

- +

Edmonton Green

Town Centre

Angel

Edmonton

Centre

Crimes Reported

CONTEXT

SOCIOECONOMIC


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1.0 CONTEXT

12 | EDMONTON GREEN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK STRATEGY

Protect strategic industrial land

where needed and manage the

reuse of surplus industrial land

Seek to enhance the quality of

life, economy and environment

of suburban London, maintaining

and improving features that make

Londons suburbs aracve;

Increase access to the Blue RibbonNetwork, which includes Salmons

Brook located in Edmonton Green

and other waterways in the

Borough.

1.3 Policy

LONDON PLAN

The London Plan centers on the

principal of sustainable development.

It sets out a series of criteria to

promote sustainable development

and secure social, environmental

and economic objecves. It alsoprovides a foundaon for the future

development of Eneld, idenfying

the following key objecves:

Be mindful of the impact Londons

environment and cultural assets

and health of local people as a

result of development

In coordinaon with other

North London boroughs, deliver

naonal Governments priority fordevelopment, regeneraon and

transport improvements along

the London-Stansted-Cambridge-

Peterborough Corridor

Ensure that the expansion of

populaon expected in North

London is accommodated in

sustainable communies

Priorise the Edmonton Area for

Regeneraon for investment


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ENFIELD LDF

The Planning and Compulsory

Purchase Act (2004) requires Eneld

Council to replace the former Unitary

Development Plan (UDP) with a new

approach, the Local Development

Framework (LDF). In addion,

the Eneld Council also adopts

Supplementary Planning Documents.

The Core Strategy (2010) is the main

document of the Local Development

Framework. It sets the strategic

vision and guiding principles for

development in Eneld up to 2026.

All subsequent Local Development

Documents area to be develop in

accordance with the Core Strategy.

The London Plan classies Edmonton

as a district centre; therefore, Eneld

Councils plan is to be carried outaccordingly. Specically, the following

features in chart below are included

the Eneld Plan: Core Strategy 2010

2025 (Eneld, 2010, p. 8-9).

The strategies outlined in this

development framework strategy

have been developed, in an aempt

to comply with these naonal and

local guidelines.

Summary of Eneld Plan: Core Strategy 2010-2025

CONTEXT

POLICY


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2.0URBAN DESIGNANALYSIS


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Fine grain

Single use

Low acvity

Coarse grain

Industrial Use

Low Acvity

Coarse grain

Single use

Low acvity

Coarse grain

Single use

Low acvity

Mixed grain

Mixed use

High acvity

Medium grain

Mixed use

Medium acvity


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2.1 Urban Grain & Land Use

Edmonton is burdened by an overwhelming coarse grain

structure, which can be traced, in part, to streetscapes

and farm plots that were in place by the late 1800s. The

primary excepon to this composion is the Garden City

area, located alongside Pymmes Park. New developments,

including the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre, have

done lile to address the coarse fabric, which negavelyimpacts the vibrancy, safety and walkability of the site.

However, Edmonton is also characterized by several acve

commercial districts and a strong overall land use mix,

including residenal, commercial, civic, religious, oce,

recreaonal, medical and industrial establishments.

These land uses tend to be poorly integrated, as evident

in the Medical/Industrial Quarter and by the presence of

light industry in several predominantly residenal areas.

Nonetheless, along the High Streets and on several east-

west oshoots, such as Bounces Road and Church Street,

land use mixing has eecvely oset the limitaons

imposed by otherwise long, monotonous blocks.

Finally, several vacant plots and derelict buildings are

prime for development and for potenal expansions of

community-oriented land uses (e.g. community centres

and job centres) which appear underrepresented on the

site at present. The locaon of these opportunity sites,

furthermore, allows for strategic enhancements along

Fore Street in the somewhat under-ulized commercial

corridor between the poles of Edmonton Green and Angel

Edmonton. Recreaonal space is also clearly priorized,

though several parks are in need of stronger integraon

with their surroundings for use to be maximised.

Bounces Road near Montagu Road

Kimberley Road

URBAN DESIGN ANALYSIS

URBAN GRAIN & LAND USE


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2.2 Access

NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT

Paerns

The primary vercal and horizontal streets for vehicular

movement (Fore Street, Church Street and Bounces

Road, respecvely) are also the primary access routes for

pedestrian walking and cycling, given their clear legibility

through Edmonton Green.

Conicts

Given that the prime pedestrian streets are also the

prime vehicular streets, they are dicult to negoate for

pedestrians, with priority having been given to vehicular

movements, parcularly on Fore Street and the North

Circular. There is also a lack of clear bicycle lanes or

marking.

Pedestrian movements are also constricted horizontally,

with limited crossing points across the railway line and

through Edmonton Green Shopping center.

PERSONAL VEHICULAR

Paerns

Vehicular paerns and access is oriented toward vercal

movement, with the Fore Street providing primary

vehicular access throughout Edmonton Green, along

with Meridian Way. Montagu Road provides secondary

vercal vehicular access throughout the site. North

Circular Road provides the only connuous horizontal

linkage throughout Edmonton Green, while Church Street

and Bounces Road provides horizontal access through the

western and eastern porons, respecvely.

Conicts

There are high rates of congeson on the aforemenoned

roads during peak travel periods, parcularly on Fore

Street. Fore Street along with the local street network

also have high raos of parking provision, with high rates

of observed occupancy.

Vehicular movement in Fore Street


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BUS

Paerns

There are 11 dayme bus lines and three night buses that

travel through Edmonton Green. Most of the bus lines

travel on Fore Street between Central London and Eneld

Town, with a major interchange adjacent to Edmonton

Green Shopping Centre. Commuters generally do not

have to wait more than 10 minutes for buses on the main

lines.

Conicts

Horizontally-oriented bus service in Edmonton Green is

weakest at the periphery of the site, parcularly in the

middle-secon of the periphery. However, these are also

the areas with the least dense housing, so addional

routes do not have great demand.

RAIL

Paerns

Edmonton Green contains two overground railway

staons: Silver Street Staon at the south of the site,and Edmonton Green Staon near the shopping centre.

The trains run at 15-minute intervals during peak travel

periods, and at 30-minute intervals during non-peak

travel periods.

Conicts

While providing adequate vercal access to Edmonton

Green, the rail network does not provide any horizontal

access to or through Edmonton Green. During o-peak

hours, travel to and from the staons must also be planned

more carefully in order to avoid excessive wait mes.

Bus R outes in Eneld

Bus Terminal at Edmonton Green Shopping Centre


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2.3 Building Typologies

Most of Edmonton Greens land allocaon is dedicated for

residenal purposes, however commercial and industrial

purposed structures exist as well.

From terraced houses to semi-detached from town blocks

to large-scale industrial buildings, there is a great sense

of typology heterogeneity, which can mislead towardsbuilding fragmentaon. The four appraisal areas also

contain a wide variety of buildings dang back to the 15th

Century.

While some of the listed buildings like the war memorial

and All Saints Church can be idened as potenal

landmarks in the area, they are not the most relevant

for users of the site . Site analysis also point invariably to

buildings that can be easily be recognized and which aid

on the orientaon of the user. (Cambridge Diconary).

This however, also means that landmarks can have aposive or negave eect on the zone. The clearest

example being Edmonton Green Shopping Centre and the

tower blocks behind it which serve to a certain extent as

landmarks, but the typologies feel fragmented in relaon

to other parts of Edmonton Green.

Edmonton Greens building typologies do not correspond

to a single style or epoch, rather to dierent me periods

and architectural styles. However most of the residenal

area is characterized by to Terrace housing between

Victorian England and World War 2.


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Due to poor regulaons, there are many cases where the

faade materials are altered indiscreetly by the owner,

which damages the image of the street. Along with

terraced housing, the next most common type is the semi-

detached house which is most commonly found south of

Church Street and south of the Federaon Cemetery.

Post-war development is also present in the area, the

most striking being the tower blocks next to Edmonton

Green Shopping Centre, which along with the laer create

a sense of disconnuity and disjuncon on the exisng

styles within the designated area. These, however, are not

the only remnants of post-war typologies, for along Fore

Street there are isolated examples that further fragment

the historical corridor.

Edmonton Green also hosts a small but by no means less

important industrial area. Southwest of the North Circular

near the Middlesex Hospital, there are a considerable

number of large footprint buildings, mostly for ilight

industry, waste management and wholesale use.

In all, from conservaon areas and terraced housing to

tower blocks and industrial space, Edmonton Greens

building typology does not correspond to only one style or

period. Desired building cohesion is usually frustrated by

unregulated change of material while the more historical

parts are overlooked by post-war buildings.

Terrace House around Pymmes Park

Apartment Block near Fore Street


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CHURCH STREET

Posive

This secondary commercial/transport corridor has a solid

connuity in frontages, parcularly on the eastern poron

of the street. The primary gap in the urban from (an

historic church) does not detract from the site, but rather

adds to it, because of its historic signicance, aesthec

appeal, and well-landscaped open space.

Negave

The western side of the street is dominated by terraced

homes dominate, many of which have driveways in the

front. Intersecon corners on the street could also have

improved denion.

BOUNCES ROAD

Posive

Similar to Church Street, Bounces Road is also a secondary

commercial/transport corridor, with solid frontages on its

western poron (closest to Fore Street).

Negave

On the eastern poron of the street, there is disconnuity

in frontages due to design of a council housing estate that

borders the street.

MEDICAL/INDUSTRIAL QUARTER

Posive

The buildings have large footprints and may be provide

opportunies for lo-style or large commercial

redevelopment. Even if redevelopment is not realisc,

the site provides important employment opportuniesand a character that can be enhanced with temporary or

market based uses.

Negave

The site can feel isolated, parcularly during non-business

hours. It also provides poor pedestrian access to the

mall on the western poron of the site, and the overall

aesthec appeal of the buildings is low (with many facades

poorly maintained).

Improved Corner Denion / Appropiated Building Heights (Fore Street)

Dense Commercial Massing with Blank Walls Facing Terrace Housing


MASSING & DENSITY


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2.5 Open Spaces

The main strength of Edmonton Green is that is has a

wide range of open space typologies for various uses and

a range of facilies.

The area is rich with green pockets especially in the

housing estates. The award winning Pymmes Park has

broad appeal and is centrally located. Other major parksin the area include those on Montagu Road and Bull Lane.

The opportunies are mainly within the number of green

spaces which could potenally be linked together in a

green corridor.

The principle weaknesses are the car dominated roads

and inferior provision of pathways and connecons for

pedestrians. The north of the site is rather decient of

open spaces within the designated catchment area.

The prevalence of deteriorated edges, surfaces and poor

lighng increase the percepon of crime and prevent

people from ulizing some spaces to their potenal.

Deteriorated Edges

Imposed Road Hierarchy


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Diverse and Rich Open Space Typology

Lack of Ownership in Amenity Spaces

Whilst the Core Strategy for the area menons

partnerships: there is potenal for interesng new ways

of delivering, in parcular greater community involvement

leads to which will lead to an increased sense of pride and

ownership.

Taking cauon with edges in parcular, to clearly

demarcate them (e.g. waterway and pathway), however

not to a militant extent whereby a un-human grid is

imposed from above.

Although the amenity spaces especially within the estates

are plenful, they lack a clear sense of ownership and

maintenance with some being used for y pping.

Finally although creang new partnerships could

potenally lead to great opportunies, private interests

may aect service.


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2.6 Opportunies & Constraints

In this report we have sought to idenfy and appraise the

primary strengths, weaknesses, opportunies and threats

related to the Access, Public Realm and Urban Structure

in Edmonton. Though these categories are presented in

lists below, the format is not meant to imply that they

are stagnant. Just as strengths that go unprotected

can quickly become weaknesses, careful analyses cantransform current threats into future opportunies

OPPORTUNITIES

Strengths

A good North South transport corridor, with the

presence of a strong bus network running through

Edmonton Green

Recent mixed-use enhancements to Edmonton Green

Town Centre

Diverse land uses dispersed throughout the site

Land use hierarchy that priorises recreaon and

open space

Conservaon Areas reecng the signicant number

of listed and historic buildings

Opportunies

Steady pedestrian movement on the site (albeit with

potenal for stronger pedestrian linkages)

Areas with long histories of substanal commercial

and residenal acvity, including several key oshoots,

replete with built heritage value

Edmonton Green Shopping Centre funcons as a

central landmark with potenal to contribute to the

areas cohesion

Provision of council housing within close proximity to

the hub of acvity

An industrial quarter with unique economic

contribuons and a character that can inspire

contemporary community acvies

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CONSTRAINTS

Weaknesses

Poor horizontal linkages which hamper movement

Infrequent public transport, parcularly train services

Car dominaon, where pedestrians and bicycles are

hindered with the number of motorized vehicles.

Poorly conserved, historical corridors reecng a

sense of fragmentaon

Varied construcon materials reinforcing the sense of

fragmentaon outside the main commercial corridors

Housing and apartment blocks with weak urban forms

and poor connecons to street grids

Quesonable mixed-use developments, such as

large-scale light industrial developments juxtaposed

alongside core residenal areas

An inverted character and movement paern related

to and resulng from the recently-regenerated

Edmonton Green Shopping Centre An overwhelming coarse grain fabric contribung

to feelings of insecurity and an over-reliance on

motorized transport

Poor integraon of and connecon between

recreaonal spaces

High unemployment and low level of entrepreneurship

Elevated crime in most transited areas such as the

shopping centre, Middlesex Hospital and schools

Threats Percepons of insecurity in the area that deter

pedestrian movements and developments

Potenally, development restricons imposed by

listed building status

Council housing redevelopment proposals that may

negavely impact vulnerable families

Car-dominated streets that are dangerous for children,

especially near poorly-planned parks and open spaces

Broken railings and signs that pose threats to

pedestrians and cyclists; poor maintenance

Coarse grain that is, in some cases, rmly embedded

into the urban fabric

Constraints

OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS


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3.0VISION &PRINCIPLES


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3.0VISION &PRINCIPLES


3.1 Vision

Envision Edmonton Green

as a socially inclusive

andspaally cohesive place

with a thriving community

and a strong local identy

building on Edmontons unique

architectural heritage, ethnic

diversity, myriad land uses and

extensive open spaces.


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3.2 Objecves

Maximise use potenal, quality and cohesion

of exisng infrastructures, open spaces, cultural

landmarks and character areas

Strengthen horizontal and vercal connecons

between commercial and transport zones, open

spaces and historic sites

Improve permeability and accessibility by supporng

design strategies that priorize pedestrian movements

Improve safety of commercial, residenal and open

areas by promong use and vitality

Ensure (re)development is inclusive and oriented

toward economic and social deprivaon

3.3 Urban Design Principles

Build on the strengths and opportunies present in

Edmonton Greens exisng urban fabric

Promote varied, but cohesive land uses reecng

desires of diverse local communies, while pung in

place structures necessary for regeneraon

Remain sensive to historic value, while using history

as a springboard for a revitalized and contemporary

collecve identy

Create spaces and passageways that promote

accessibility, community cohesion, and healthy

lifestyles

Promote design that is malleable and addresses local

deprivaons and development needs

VISION, OBJECTIVES & PRINCIPLES


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4.0DEVELOPMENTFRAMEWORK


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Key

Priority 1 Zone

Priority 2 Zone

Priority 3 Zone

Waterway Enhancements

Key Local Connecons

Secondary Local Connecons

Major Thoroughfares

Frontage Enhancements

Historic Buildings

Proposed New Developments

Enhanced Public & Green Spaces


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Edmonton Green

Town Centre

Fore Street

Church Street& Surroundings

Bounces Road

& Surroundings

Cemeteries &

Surroundings

Medical /

Industrial Quarter


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4.3.2 DESIGN PRINCIPLES

a. Access

Improve the legibility and

movement of pedestrian

movements to transform the

Edmonton Green Shopping

Center area to a welcoming

landmark that encourages vitality

and further exploraon.

b. Public Realm

Rooop

Reacvate the roof terrace for

leisure and entertainment events

Promote improve stairway access

to reacve the use of rooop

terrace

Roundabout Ensure orientaon and waynding

through the roundabout

intervenon, reducing height of

exisng vegetao and enhancing

lighng

Staon

Assist orientaon in and out the

staon

Park

Re-brand as a waing park for

staon; benches, lighng, clock,

coee stand and newspaper rack

Parking lot

Introduce visual buer zone

between park and ASDA; e.g.

vegetaon wall.

Promote art-oriented acvies

c. Urban Structure

Urban Grain & Land Use

Promote land uses to spur

economic growth while sll

serving the diverse commercial,

oce and residenal needs and

desires of local communies

Seek to integrate commercial

centres with their residenal

surroundings, supporng

cohesion among varied land uses

and building scales

Massing & Density

Ensure that new developments

built or open spacesare

sensive to human scale

Promote massing changes at the

shopping centre that increase its

permeability

Building Typology

Give cohesion to the fragmented

edges of the complex in order

to enhance its accessibility and

the percepon of it as a physical

catalyst at the urban level

4.3 Opportunity Area One: Edmonton Green Town Centre

4.3.1 VISION

We envision the Edmonton Green Town Centre as the heart of Edmonton, a vibrant site of community exchanges in

open and inving plaza. With varied acvies highlighng Edmontons diversity, the Town Centre can bring Edmonton

together in a permeable, legible, and dynamic residenal, commercial and cultural environment.

OPPORTUNITY AREA ONE

EDMONTON GREEN TOWN CENTRE


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4.3.3 ACCESS

a. Pedestrian Linkages and Pathways

The rail staon itself is targeted

for aesthec improvements, in

order to create a more inving

and welcoming arrival point for

people arriving in Edmonton

Green.

Connecvity between the railstaon, bus staon and shopping

center will be improved by

repurposing the Fore Street

roundabout for pedestrian trac.

Sight lines will be improved so

that the bus staon and shopping

center entrance can be seen when

exisng the train staon, and

clear pedestrian walkways will be

created through the roundabout.

An addional crosswalk to the bus

staon will also be constructed

north of the roundabout.

The Fore Street park will have

improved pedestrian paths.

Exisng Railway Staon Proposed Staon with Integrated Commercial

Exisng Roundabout Proposed Roundabout with Pedestrian Paths

For

eStr

eet

KeyNew/Enhanced Pedestrian Pathway

Bus Route

Bicycle Path

Proposed Widened Sidewalk

Enhanced Public Access Point

Reconnected Street Grid

Proposed Parking Scheme Locaonsx


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Horizontal connecvity to the

shopping center and to Fore

Street will be improved by

opening one of the railway arches

for pedestrian access through

the Fore Street park to the new

neighborhood on the opposite

side.

At-grade pedestrian crossingsshould be installed from the

cemetery pathway at the

eastern secon of the site to

the pedestrian path that crosses

between the Edmonton Green

Shopping Center and Asda, in

order to emphasize pedestrian

movement and access between

the east of the shopping centre

and Fore Street and beyond.

Any new construcon at theNorth Mall should also allow for

horizontal pedestrian pathways

to established, thereby improving

permeability.

Example of Rail Arch Pathway

Example of New Development in North Mall Priorising Pedestrian MovementsExample Pedestrian Path for New North Mall




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While Fore Street should remain

open to vehicular trac, it should

be made more comfortable and

inving for pedestrian movement

to improve its overall vitality and

permeability. At-grade pedestrian

crossings for side streets along

Fore Street are proposed, along

with widened sidewalks, removal

of sidewalk railings, installaon

of cycle racks and reducon of

on-street parking.

In coordinaon with the London

Cycling Master Plan, cycling lanes

are proposed for street corridors

that are not concentrated where

heavy trac is (this is the case for

all six opportunity areas). Fore

Street is proposed, however, to

have an increased number of

dedicated cycle racks, for those

cyclists that access the street

through the selecon of improved

horizontal pedestrian/cycling

corridors. In addion, bike sharing

schemes should be considered

for key sites of heavy pedestrian

trac within Edmonton Green,

including the Edmonton Green

Shopping Centre.

Exisng Sidewalk with Railing Proposed Sidewalk with Free Movement

Proposed Cycle Racks along Fore Street

Proposed Treatment of Fore Street to Enhance Pedestrian Orientaon

Proposed Cycle Racks along Fore Street


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b. Vehicular Parking

Vehicular parking remains a

necessity due to the mixed urban/

suburban nature of Eneld. With

the Asda and Argos parking lot

targeted for transformaon

into a plaza, it is recommended

that parking be relocated to

underneath the plaza (with the

entrance on the west side of the

exisng lot).

With the proposed reducon of

on-street parking on Fore Street

as well, the construcon of

addional private parking garage

have been targeted for two sites:

one just north of the Edmonton

Green staon, as well as a second

one on the redeveloped north mall

site. In both cases, the parking

garages should be integrated

with the mixed-use development,

including commercial sites on

the ground oors, and be overall

aethecally pleasing. The parking

charges should be structured to

be reasonable for visitors, but not

so much so that they encourage

driving over public transportaon.

Exisng Parking Lot at Edmonton Green Shopping Centre

Proposal for Mixed-Use Parking Garage Proposal for Undergournd Parking and Entrance at the Repurposed Asda/Argos Parking Lot




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4.3.4 PUBLIC REALM

a. Shopping Centre Rooop

Reacvate the Rooop for Leisure

and Entertainment Events

This area suers from poor disncon

between public and private spaces.

This is due to the lack of visual

indicaon of vibrant acvies. This

creates a space that is owned by

nobody and not in use. We propose

to transform this area into a caf

terrace, which provides a place of

leisure. Green vegetaon will be

planted to create a sense of place.

Further, this rooop can also be

turned into an extended part of the

market especially during peak mes

such as weekends and holidays.

Improve Stairway Access to Rooop

Currently, there is not sucient ofsignage to help direct pedestrians to

the site. Secondly, the stairway access

to the rooop is situated in a poor

locaon that dilutes it as a public

property. Therefore, a poorly dened

public space gives rise to maintenance

and management problems. We

propose the redevelopment to aim to

enhance staircase access to further

dene public realm.

Rooop at Present Example improvements (also below)


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b. Market Intervenon

The covered market at the Edmonton

Green Shopping Centre plays an

important role in creang a high

quality public realm. It is the place

where a high number of local

businesses are situated. Therefore,

in eorts of increasing the vibrancy

of Edmonton Green Shopping Centre,

we propose the covered market

to extend longer operang hours

and open more days per week.

Addionally, improvement of the

pavement is also essenal to enhance

users experience.

c. Fore Street/Herord Roundabout

The roundabout hinders the

pedestrian ow between the

train staon and Edmonton Green

Shopping Centre. Due to the inabilityto relocate or remove site, our

strategies encompass:

Enhancing signage

Widening up sidelines through

the roundabout

Reduce height of exisng

vegetaon

Enhance lighng.

All aim to convert the roundabout

into sensible public landmark thatassists in pedestrian ow and safety

improvements.

Market at Present

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d. Edmonton Green Staon

Improvements of the staon in visual

vibrancy, sense of security, and

also ease of navigaon are our top

intervenon strategies.

First, we propose a ne-grained mix

of uses on staon frontages so that

the public realm is lined with acve

ow of commuters to project a lively

and interesng place. It is parcularly

important to promote a vercal mix

of uses to create the concentraon

of life and vitality that heighten the

staons importance of as Edmonton

Greens transport hub.

Secondly, to boost number of users,

it is essenal to create a sense

of security especially at night by

providing sucient lighng andeliminang poorly lite corners.

In addion, proper and roune

maintenance work is also required to

improve visual aracon.

Lastly, the staon suers from poorly

located signs. The picture in the le

shows that the signs are located

outside of train staon. They are

not within pedestrians rst visual

area when they get o the train.Installment of clear signage at proper

locaon will aid pedestrians in

navigaon.

Edmonton Green Staon at Present

Example Staon Improvements

Signage to Improve Legibility

Intervenon Area

Area of intervenon:

staon and round-

about


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e. Parking Lot Repurpose

Visual Buer Zone Between Park and

ASDA (e.g. vegetaon wall)

This area suers from the lack of

disncon between private and

public space and limited area for

public gathering. Our intervenon

plan proposes construcng a quality

plaza where Edmonton Green

community can come together and

socialise.

This will be built on exisng parking lot

outside ASDA. The new public plaza

will be designed to accommodate to

public events.

At the same, to further disnguish

the private and public spaces, we

propose planng of low vegetaon

between the new plaza and ASDA tocreate a visual boundary. We aim to

encourage a high standard of urban

design that promotes a harmony

between exisng buildings and public

realm.

Highlighng Local History

The plaza could also be named aer

local historic gures, such as writer

Charles Lamb, who lived in Edmonton

Green. Further, sidewalks and oorscould be imprinted of with quotes

by this literary gure as well as other

signicant people in Edmonton

Green. This is a gesture to embrace

local heritage and legacy.

Venue for Art-oriented Acvies

The aim of this strategy encourages

permanent or temporary works of art

visible to the general public, whether

part of a building or freestanding. It

can include sculpture, lighng eects,

street furniture, paving railings and

signs.

We envision the plaza as an aracve

public place for locals and visitors

alike to meet and socialize. In

addion, new ooring can be paved

to enhance the experience of users.

The plaza can become a heart of

public acvity in Edmonton Green,providing for community culture and

arts events to ourish. Simply put,

arts and culture events are a means

to forge locals together to embrace a

sense of community pride.

Example Public Realm Intervenons

Art Acvies Proposed

Green Wall Proposed

Area of Intervenon:

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f. Park

We propose to re-brand the park,

which is currently located outside the

train staon as a waing park. This

strategy should enhance the public

realm of the staon. Relaxing outdoor

seang areas will be provided for

commuters with installaon of

benches. Besides, our strategy

also includes pung coee and

newspaper stands to accommodate

to commuters need while waing

because there is none at the present.

This provision of new high quality

public realm that encompasses a

cohesive network of spaces and

routes that is accessible to all.

Proposed intervenon for Railside Park

Intervenon area

Area of intervenon:

Railside Park


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4.3.5 URBAN STRUCTURE

a. North Mall Redevelopment

The Edmonton Green Town Centre has undergone

signicant transformaons in the past ve years. The

construcon of new mul-story mixed-use buildings on

Broadway, a new central bus terminal and a new ASDA

supermarket have drascally altered the built fabric of the

town centre. These new construcons, however, have not

successfully integrated either the built environment or the

land uses of the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre with

its surroundings. Furthermore, the North Mall remains a

dilapidated vesge of a pre-regeneraon town centre and

sits on incomparably valued land in Edmonton.

Over the longer-term, reconstrucng parts of the

North Mall can not only address the urban structure

shortcomings of the exisng Shopping Centre, but can

also serve to further transform the town centre into a

hub of economic growth and community identy. Such

redevelopments are feasible while liming displacement

of any residenal communies and preserving majorcommercial outlets as desired.

North Mall (on le, facing southeast from the Green, Fore Street)

First, a New North Mall could have a changed building

footprint. For example, seng the Mall further back from

the new bus terminal and The Green can open public

spaces that can soen the steep gradaon of the exisng

structure. (This idea is discussed further on the following

page.) Such enhancements could be supplemented

with the use of building materials that oer a sense of

transparency and connectedness to the street, thereby

reorienng the Mall outwards and inving people in.

More importantly, a New North Mall could oer land

uses that are underrepresented elsewhere in Edmonton.

Community centres, entrepreneurship centres, job

training facilies, kids play areas or day care centres--in

addion to residences, oce and retail--would provide

people of all backgrounds reasons to come to Edmonton

Green above and beyond their convenonal shopping

needs.

North Mall

Bus Terminal

New Edmonton

Green Shopping

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b. Public Plaza

While the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre has

formalized and rejuvenated the Edmonton Green Town

Centre, it connues to suer from poor integraon with

its residenal, small-scale commercial and transport-

based surroundings. The shopping centre is currently a

retail locale; it does not serve as a cultural or community

desnaon. From an urban structure perspecve, this

is the result of the impermeable, imposing big block

structure of the shopping centre itself and the introverted

nature of its commercial establishments.

New construcons can certainly soen the gradaon

in building heights and massing, and introduce street-

facing commercial outlets. The imposion of the mall

on the urban fabric, however, can also be soened in the

shorter-term (and at lower cost) through the creaon

of new public spaces. Allocang land use for public use

would create realms for people to gather, to linger, and

thereby connect more inmately with the shopping

centre complex.

An area prime for such an intervenon lies in between

the new bus terminal and the exisng North Mall. Instead

of forcing and funneling pedestrian movement through

the adjacent buildings into the covered market, a public

space--replete with green areas and urban furniture--

could serve as a focal point of a community experience

in the town centre and create a soer introducon to

the areas commercial oerings. Soer structures--such

as cras, prepared food, or local produce markets--could

also be introduced into a new public plaza, perhaps byoering exisng market vendors the opportunity to sell

goods outdoors at certain mes during the week.

Precedents include: the public plaza at the entrance to

the Brish Library (London), a similarly imposing built

structure on a similarly high-trac vehicular pathway; the

green square at Santana Row shopping centre (San Jose,

United States); and the interior park at Liverpool One

(Liverpool) though, evidently, on a much larger scale.

Brish Library, London

Santana Row, San Jose, United States

Potenal Site

for New

Public Plaza


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Proposed Liner Buildings and Parking Lot Repurpose

Potenal site

for Mixed-Use

Liner Buildings


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d. Parking Lot Repurpose / Extroverted Developments

While the opening of the ASDA supermarket in November

2008 brought new economic and retail opportunies to

the town centre, the design of the store also served to

further ingrain the introverted nature of the Edmonton

Green Shopping Centre. The entrances to the ASDA face

the interior passageway of the market, while Plevna Road

received a brick facade and Fore Street a large parking

lot. This construcon further embedded the fragmented

edges of the town centre and the strong separaon

between residenal and commercial, public and private

realms. Furthermore, the parking lot--while important

from an access perspecve--underulizes prime town

centre space. (See Access intervenons for alternave

parking strategies.)

In response, the parking lot could be repurposed as an

extension of the Shopping Centre. In addion to the

public realm and access changes previously described,

liner buildings could be constructed along Fore Street and

Plevna Road over the longer term. Mixed-use, mul-storybuildings (while sensive to ASDA signage) would expand

economic opportunies and income generaon, provide

new housing, appropriately increase housing densies,

and re-orient the town centre outwards with exterior-

facing commercial establishments.

Space is more limited on Plevna Road, though, new

construcons there could addionally serve to smooth

built edges and clarify commercial oerings and civic

facilies. Each of these intervenons would also support

eorts toward making me spent in the town centre acommunity experience instead of purely a commercial

necessity.

Importantly, reintegrang the Shopping Centre with

its surroundings, increasing foot trac, improving

permeability and construcng the built environment

to strengthen natural surveillance could also aid in

addressing the high incidence of crime in the area.

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Fore Street Vision (looking north)

Proposed Intervenons

Key

New Structures

Improved Structures

Immediate Impact Zones

Frontage Improvements

High Acvity Area

Medium Acvity Area

Low Acvity Area

New/Enhanced Pedestrian Pathway

Bus Route

Bicycle Path






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b. Public Realm

Rail-crossings

Implement pavement lights in

the arches, in order to increase

the security and create a more

atracve way through

General

Clear commercial street signs infront of listed buildings

Change pavement materials when

in front of a signicant historical

building in order to make the

people aware of the heritage

Increase planng along Fore

Street and at the same me

improve the ecological quality of

the area

Provide resng areas along thestreet, e.g. below trees in order

to make the corridor not only an

space to go through but also a

place to stay

c. Urban Structure


Maximize use potenal of exisng

infrastructure, building spaces

to support economic needs and

community cohesion

Explore means to accommodate

expected populaon growth

while avoiding displacement of

vulnerable, low-income groups

Massing & Density

Promote housing densies that

take into consideraon expected

populaon growth, low-income

needs and access for disabled and

elderly people

Support construcon massing

that builds an appropriate

gradaon to exisng structures

Improve the connuity of

frontages along Fore Street

Building Typology

Integrate and hybridize the

historical character of the area

with its contemporary use

4.4 Opportunity Area Two: Fore Street

4.4.1 VISION

We envision Fore Street as a vibrant commercial, residenal and public corridor. With heightened historic identy,

revitalized community spaces and a recalibrated human scale, Fore Street can become both a thoroughfare and a

desnaonoering individuals and families spaces to work, live, shop and linger.

OPPORTUNITY AREA TWO

FORE STREET


a. Access

Overall

Creaon of a pedestrian-

friendly Fore Street in order to

complement exisng bus and

vehicular connecons, thereby

contribung to the development

of Fore Street as a place of and

interest and with an identy, andnot just a thoroughfare.

Pedestrian Linkages and Pathways

Increase the priority of pedestrian

movements along Fore Street.

Improving horizontal pedestrian/

cycling connecvity between Fore

Street and nearby Pymmes Park,

in order to improve the spaal

cohesion of this key commercial

corridor and park.

Reconnect street grids to Fore

Street where possible.

Vehicular Parking

While improving pedestrian

priorisaon and movements,

ensure connued parking

availability (private).

Improving Staon

Ulise Silver Street Staon tocreate both a more welcoming

entry to and between Angel

Edmonton and to Pymmes Park.


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4.4.3 ACCESS


While Fore Street should remain

open to vehicular trac, it should

be made more comfortable and

inving for pedestrian movement.

At-grade pedestrian crossings for

side streets along Fore Street are

proposed, along with widened

sidewalks and reduced street

parking.

Private vehicular rac that needs

to move through Edmonton

Green more rapidly will be

encouraged to use Meridian Way,

which will have signal priorisaon

and advanced trac demand

management to encourage

increased vehicular movements.

In the area south of the shoppingcenter, it is proposed that there

be two vehicular lanes and two

bus lanes, with minimal on street

parking.

Exisng Fore Street Proposal for Pedestrian Oriented Fore Street

Fore

Street


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Bicycle Path






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An addional horizontal

pedestrian crossing opportunity

across the railway has been

idened. As the area is already

elevated, an overhead crossing is

proposed, which would provide

easier access between Fore

Street and Pymmes Park. Such a

connecon would allow for both

walking pedestrians and cyclists

to move easily between this key

commercial corridor and the

park, increasing the vitality of

both and enhancing the sense of

cohesion and place for all.

In coordinaon with the London

Cycling Master Plan, cycling lanes

are proposed for street corridors

that are not concentrated where

heavy trac is, which includes

porons of southern Fore Street,

as well as the eastern side of

Pymmes Park up to Church Street.

Cycle lanes should be installed in

accordance with this plan, and

bicycle sharing schemes should

also be considered for key areas of

Fore Street, including Silver Street

Staon, and Angel Edmonton

(southern poron of Fore Street).

This would encourage greater

pedestrian circulaon amonglocal residents.

Proposal for Pedestrian and Cycling Path Toward the Park

Proposal for Pedestrian Path Toward the Park


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For the Council Housing proposed

for redevelopment, the street

grids should be reconnected to

Fore Street, in order to restore

permeability and legibility

for pedestrian and vehicular

movements. This would

enhance horizontal vehicular

and pedestrian movements in

the area, including to an exisng

pedestrian-only railway passage

and to the cemetery pathways.

b. Vehicular Parking

Redevelopment of the council

housing estate should integrate

aesthecally-pleasing parking

garages with ground-oor

commercial space, in order to

accommodate the increased

residence and visitor parking

demand expected from this

mixed-use development.

Sites for private parking garages

along or adjacent to Fore Street

have been idened to make-up

for the loss of parking along Fore

Street.

Exisng private parking lot

Proposal for mixed used development and parking garage

Exisng Fore Stree frontline


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4.3.4 PUBLIC REALM

Fore Street in Edmonton is poised

to be not just a thruway to and from

the neighbourhoods, major transit

areas and shopping centre, but an

area worth vising. Our strategies

propose strategies that truly improve

the public realm, and make the area

as a whole as well as the rail staon

not just a means to commute but also

add pleasure while commung.

Designing public realm projects Fore

Street to t the community context

can redene underulized land and

reconnect the community not only

to the shopping centre, but the

rail staon and surrounding areas

through:

Use of pavement lighng

Change of pavement materials

Re-denion of arches

Improved way-nding and

signage usage

Use of benches for rest areas

Planng of trees

We want the major transects areas on

Fore Street to have improved usage

and visibility while aesthecally

helping residents rediscover the

streets through movement bywalking and cycling, allowing these

areas to serve as open spaces for

public connecon

Fore Street at Present

Example Improvements (also below)


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Pymmes Park and garden cies along

Fore Street have been underulized

due to poor maintenance and failure

of connecng them into an aracve

network of public realm.

We see the potenal in revitalizaon

of these green spaces in suce

the communitys demand for high

quality public realm. Our intervenon

strategies encompass a number of

steps which resemble our plan for the

parking lot outside ASDA.

In parcular, since situated in a

rather strategic locaon, integrang

Pymmes Park into part of the

communitys life as a point of public

gatherings such as farmers market

(see picture) inadvertently increases

the vibrancy of the area. Further, thiscan serve as the entry point for locals

and visitors to explore the areas

green spaces.

In addion, we propose to build

pedestrian pathways that connect

them with Pymmes Park to essenally

create a cohesive collecon of green

spaces in this opportunity area,

and ulmately enhance Edmonton

Greens public realm system.

Open Space in Sweet Briar Green

Example I mprovements (also next picture)

Pymmes Park

Sweet Briar Green Road Example Improvements


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a. New Housing

Developing new housing and redeveloping exisng

structures for mixed social, residenal and economic

uses enhances the diversity of uses and acvies during

dierent mes a day and on weekdays and weekends.

As a commercial corridor between Edmonton Green

Shopping Centre and Angel Edmonton, Fore Street is

composed of many buildings with commercial uses

on the ground oor while the rst oor is assigned to

residenal uses.

This mixed use works well where applied but other

parts of the street could benet from higher densies.

Parcularly on the east side of Fore Street, a lack of

density (some buildings set too far back from the street,

gaps in frontages, poorly dened corners, constricted

internal paths) should be addressed to make the area

feel more dynamic and safe, reecve of the high

acvity levels along the Fore Street corridor.

Providing a mix of social housing, private residenal

units and commercial units in line with access and public

realm improvements can support the enhancement of

Fore Street. However, any developments that reduce

the quanty of low-income housing should be countered

as best as possible with addional provisions nearby. In

this respect, several vacant or derelict sites (as shown

in the map to the side) oer opportunies to connue

providing housing for vulnerable populaons.

Possible Site for Mixed-use Commercial and Residenal Development (Fore Street near corner of Osman Road)

New Structures

Improved Structures



Key

High Acvity Area

Medium Acvity Area

Low Acvity Area


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b. Repurposing Derelict Buildings & Improving Frontages

Repurposing Derelict Buildings

A qualitave analysis of commercial establishments on

Fore Street shows a lack of community facilies such as job

centres and spaces for community acvies. Repurposing

derelict buildings and vacant sites would not only improve

the appearance of Fore Street but also provide buildings

for mixed-use including community facilies that could

strengthen social networks and community idencaon

with Edmonton (see collage on right).

Surveys with local residents can idenfy the types of

land usessuch as community centres, job/employment

centres, acvies centreswould be most valued and

ulised.

Improving Building Frontages

The great number of ground-oor commercial units

has resulted in high acvity frontages with signage that

can feel overbearing and confusing. Overall, the scale,

materials, textures and typologies of buildings on ForeStreet are too varied for the street to oer connuity. By

addressing building frontages and repurposing derelict

buildings and vacant sites, the material consistency of

Fore Street can be enhanced. Improving these frontages

can streamline the look and feel of Fore Street while

providing more clarity in terms of commercial oerings

and beer legibility in terms of dierent types of usage.

Edmonton Green and Angel Edmonton have been

established populaon centres since at least the 1880s

with Fore Street funconing as the primary corridor linkbetween them. Without diminishing businesses ability

to adverse oerings, the historic quality of the local built

environment can be heightened and preserved. Such

improvements can, thereby, foster a stronger sense of

local identy and pride.

Possible repurposing of derelict building as a community facility

Busy shop frontages detract from historic quality of buildings

Selected Vacant Site (Fore Street at Staon House Mews)


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Key

New Structures

Improved Structures



High Acvity Area

Medium Acvity Area

Low Acvity Area


Bus Route

Bicycle Path






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b. Public Realm

New entrance to pathways

Create a transional public open

space at the entrance of the walk

path from Church Street, Fore

Street and the shopping centre

and clarify the pedestrian routes

through signal enhancement

Southern pathway

Creaon of leisure spots (acvity

nodes) along the pathway: coee

spot in Montagu Road and sing

area in Provident Park (half way

up the hill)

Use dierent materials and

textures to make a more dynamic

and interesng walk-path from

and towards Montagu Street

Use the walls of the path as

muralsm public art spaces for

local community such as schools,

youth, etc

c. Urban Structure


Use alteraons to the built form

to counteract the inuence of

coarse grain on crime and safety

Build on exisng developments

to create small-scale commercial

hubs for local residents

Building Typology

Improve the quality and

furnishment of residenal

buildings in order to enhance

their percepon as a lively and

acve place and dis-encourage

crime acts.

4.5 Opportunity Area Three: Cemeteries & Surroundings

4.5.1 VISION

We envision the Cemeteries and Surroundings as a secure and green environment, connecng people and acvies

across the Town Centre and Montagu Road. With small-scale commercial enhancements and improved urban furniture,

the area can provide residents with strong local outlets and community spaces.

OPPORTUNITY AREA THREE

CEMETERIES & SURROUNDINGS


a. Access

Overall

Enhance horizontal pedestrian

and cycle permeability and

legibility through the cemetery

pathways, in order to increase

inclusive access for all from

the eastern side of Edmonton

Green to the key commercialand transport area of Edmonton

Green Town Centre.


Increase the vitality of the

cemetery pathways by developing

new feeder pathways that

encourage inclusive local use,

movement and vitality.

Ensure a legible pedestrian/

cycling connecon that spansbetween Meridian Way to the

Edmonton Green Shopping

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4.5.3 ACCESS


Along the cemetery pathways,

new pedestrian linkages should

be installed from the nearby

housing estates. This would

encourage greater local usage,

thereby also improving vitality,

movement and perceived safety

on the pathways.

The cemetery pathways will

be treated with markings for

pedestrian walking movements,

and for cycling movements,

thereby creang a cohesive

cycling link from Meridian Way

to the Edmonton Green Shopping

Centre.

Bike sharing access should be

introduced at areas of new mixed-use development along Montagu

Road, thereby encouraging local

cycle use of the pathways to and

from other areas of Edmonton

Green.

From Meridian Way, a new

pedestrian path and crossing

should be constructed to

connect to the cemetery

pathways, thereby creang a

clear pedestrian pathway fromFore Street to Meridian Way,

and on to Upper Lee Valley

(parcularly for cyclists). Along

with this, trac calming at the

crossing site from the cemetery

pathway to Montagu Road should

be installed, thereby allowing

for easier pedestrian/cycling

crossing.

Improvement on the Surrounds of CemeteryExisng Sidewalk

Exisng Path

CemeteryPathwayCem

eteryPathway


Bus Route

Bicycle Path






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4.5.4 PUBLIC REALM

a. New Entrance to Pathways

By creang a transional open space

at the entrance of the walk path from

the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre

(and connecng to Church Street and

Fore Street), it is expected to facilitate

navigaon towards and along the

cemetery. It is envisioned to achieve

this by enhancing signage around the

nodal zone in order for the user to

easily direct him or herself towards

the pathways. This is as response to

the fragmented navigaon that the

user confronts when coming out of

the train staon.Current Entrance to North Pathway (Looking east from Edmonton Green Shopping Centre)

Example of Site Improvements

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b. Southern Pathway

It is envisioned to aract people to the

pathway for it to be a well-transited

and desired place with some oer of

leisure acvies.

In order to achieve this, it is proposed

to place a coee spot at the side of

Montagu Road to draw people to the

pathway coming from the east side.

Further down, we suggest to create a

sing area in Provident Park half way

up the hill, under the assumpon that

the pathway can be used not only

as a transional space, but also as a

resng area.

Provident Park

Potenal Leisure

Locale at

Montagu Road

Southern Path (Le: Southeast toward Montagu Road; Right: Northwest from Montagu Road)

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That said, new materials and textures

in the pathways will serve to enhance

the experience of the user, as well as

lling up any aesthecal gaps exisng

along the path. Excing materials will

refer to other locaons within the

area to provide a sense of coherence.

Doing this with the aid of designang

the walls as public art spaces where

youth, students, or other community

members can parcipate, will

reinforce sense of identy and provide

a space to which the community can

relate. The end goal is to create a

visually engaging environment that

reects upon themes lived within

Edmonton Green.

Southern Pathway

Example Improvements (also below le and below right)

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a. Improving Salmons Brook / North Cemeteries Pathway

An analysis of the entrance to the Salmons Brook and

the northern cemeteries pathway revealed that the

edges between the waterway and the footpath were

deteriorated. Also, the boundary of the Federaon

Cemetery is visually unappealing; and the narrowness

and linearity of the passageway is inmidang for users.

In response, the entrances can be enhanced with maps

and council informaon board (as with other major

public spaces), and urban furniture could be enhanced

to accomodate perhaps an interacve feature that can

aract and engage passersby. The surfaces of footpath can

also be improved to be suitable for a variety of climates as

well as people of dierent abilies. The tributary of the

Lea that runs along Salmons Brook should be enhanced,

revitalizing the mosaics that enhance the aesthecs of the

corridor and beer disnguish its trajectory along the site.

Moreover, the lack of natural surveillance, poor lighngand lack of ownership deter use of the space, or at a

minimum, convey a sense of insecurity for pedestrians.

Anonymity oers opportunity for crime; clear denions

of ownership and responsibility throughout the pathway

and increased lighng can aid in addressing these concerns.

To compensate for the lack of natural survalliance, two

entrances into the site are proposed on Euesdon Close

and Haynes Drive.

Finally, a new public space could also bridge the pathway

and the allotments alongside it. Opening a small poronof the allotments onto the pathway (and providing for

replacement allotments nearby) or structuring stronger

connecons with the local park could also aid in opening

the pathway, improving safety and reducing crime.

Haynes Drive Entrance to Salmons Brook

Seasonal Vegetaon

Cross Secon of Intervenon Site


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b. Montagu Road

The residenal areas alongside Montagu Road generally

lack small-scale convenience facilies and amenies, such

as corner shops and local eateries. Though the Edmonton

Green Shopping Centre is not far away, addional mixed-

use developments (such as those near the intersecon

with Town Road) can ll this potenal need and provide

addional nodes of community and commercial acvity

in the eastern poron of Edmonton Green.

These addions can also soen the character of Montagu

Road, which at present is principally a high-speed

thoroughfare at odds with the residenal and recreaonal

uses nearby. The Peoples Supermarket is an example

of how developments could integrate with the exisng

community, providing increased economic acvity,

improved vitality and strengthened community cohesion.

New Public Space

New Public Space




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New Structures

Improved Structures



High Acvity Area

Medium Acvity Area

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b. Public Realm

Improve the condions of the

sidewalks in the mix land use area

and residenal area to provide

a beer framework for the

acvies performed there

c. Urban Structure


Target the relave decay of areas

removed from Herord Road

Promote mixed-use development

to increase vitality and natural

surveillance without disrupng

residenal communies

Massing & Density

Enhance the connuity and

connecvity of frontages,

parcularly on the eastern side of

Bounces Road

Use built or open space

intervenons to counteract steep

gradaons in massing

Building Typology

Upgrade the exisng buildings

and integrate them with so

intervenons of commercial

units to smulate the vitality of

the area

4.6 Opportunity Area Four: Bounces Road & Surroundings

4.6.1 VISION

We envision the Bounces Road area as a revitalized residenal community with stronger spaces for public interacon,

improved natural surveillance and enhanced connecons to its streetscape.

OPPORTUNITY AREA FOUR

BOUNCES ROAD & SURROUNDINGS


a. Access

Overall

Reinforce an already strong local

pedestrian commercial corridor,

in order to further complement

its exisng bus and vehicle

connecons and increase vitality

on the street.


Enhance the pedestrian

orientaon of Bounces

Road through small-scale

improvements.


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Exisng Bounces Road Proposal for more Pedestrian Environment

Proposal for Cycling PathsExisng Bounces Road

BouncesRoad


Bus Route

Bicycle Path





4.6.3 ACCESS


Introduce wider sidewalks where

possible, in order to encourage

the development of a local cafe

scene, parcularly on the eastern

side of Bounces Road and the

introducon of commercial

oerings at the council housing

site on the western side of the

street.

Remove of sidewalk railing, install

at-grade pedestrian crossings for

side streets and introduce clear

pedestrian crossings across the

road in order to create a more

pedestrian-friendly environment.

Clear bicycle pathways should

also be installed, per the guidance

from the London Cycling MasterPlan. In addion, bike sharing

schemes should be installed

on Bounces Road to encourage

local cycling to and from this

commercial corridor.


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4.6.4 PUBLIC REALM

The strategies for public realm around

Bounces Road mainly focus on the

general improvements near the

commercial area. Beer pavement

long the road and side-walks is

required especially in the commercial

area in Bounces Road to improve its

aracveness for customers to enjoy

the shopping and leisure acvies

beer. Addionally, general lighng

should also be enhanced in this area

for the sense of security.

Bounces Road at Present

Example Bounces Road Improvements (and below)

OPPORTUNITY AREA FOUR

BOUNCES ROAD & SURROUNDINGS


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Bounces Road (Building Facades) Interstate 76, Philadelphia (Building Facades)


a. New Street-Facing Commercial Units

The urban structure of the west and east sides of

Bounces Road are dramacally dierent. While the west

benets from a consistent, unifying housing typology

and street-facing mixed-use establishments, the east is in

relave decline. Several housing blocs were constructed

perpendicular to Bounces Road, resulng in degradaons

to the street edge and mul-story building facades

imposed on residents and passersby. Housing was also

constructed in varying scaleswith row and terraced

homes alongside mid- and high-rise housing blocs (as

seen in the image on page 73). Though Herord Road

is a short walk away, the east side of the street also lacks

small-scale convenience outlets for local residents.

Promong commercial outlets for local vendors in the

area can help to address these concerns. As pictured,

street-fac ing shops can reconnect and reorient the built

environment toward the street. The lateral plane of the

commercial units would also distract from the imposingvercality of the residenal blocks, thereby improving

their integraon with their surroundings.

Low-rise commercial units along the boundaries of the

housing estates would follow the building line of the

exisng streetscape and improve the street edge. Finally,

design consideraonssuch as lightweight construcons

or semi-transparent frontagewould also create an

informal buer between the residenal area and Bounces

Road, providing a boundary without isolang the

residenal communies.


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b. Public Realm

Salmons Brook

Take advantage of exisng river

and enhance it to make it an

access route connecng with

Church Street, such as providing

raised decking for local residents

General

Feature historical buildings

by introducing an aracve

informaonal map

Change pavement materials when

in front of a signicant historical

buildings

c. Urban Structure


Remain sensive to historic

value, while using history as a

springboard for a revitalized and

contemporary collecve identy

Massing & Density

Respect density and massing ofexisng historic buildings and

surroundings

Building Typology

Enhance the historical identy

of the site by providing proper

relevance to historical buildings,

places and monuments by

encompassing them into an

overall strategy of awareness and

knowledge

4.7 Opportunity Area Five: Church Street & Surroundings

4.7.1 VISION

We envision Church Street and its surroundings as the principle historicand, thereby, cultural and communal

corridor. With improved walkways, signage and contemporary uses in historic sengs, Church Street can become a

springboard for a revitalized collecve Edmonton identy.

OPPORTUNITY AREA FIVE

CHURCH STREET & SURROUNDINGS


a. Access

Overall

Reinforce an already strong

local pedestrian commercial

and historic corridor, in order to

further complement its exisng

bus and vehicle connecons and

increase vitality on the street.


Enhance the pedestrian-

orientaon of Church

Street through small-scale

improvements.

Enhance the connecon of

Church Street to Salmons Brooke

pathways, to create a more

historically cohesive and inmate

area, within close proximity to

the major commercial Fore Streetarea.


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Bus Route

Bicycle Path




Proposed Parking Scheme Locaons

x

Bicycle Share Programme

4.7.3 ACCESS


Introduce wider sidewalks where

possible, in order to encourage

the development of a local cafe

scene, parcularly on the eastern

side of Church Street where there

are a number of listed buildings,

as well as across from the historic

church.

Introduce other small-scale

pedestrian improvements,

including removal of sidewalk

railing, introducon of at-grade

pedestrian crossings for side

streets and clear pedestrian

crossings across the road in order

to create a more pedestrian-

friendly environment. These

treatments would focus

specically on the historic area

of Church Street, in order to

emphasise connuity between

listed buildings and areas.

Clear bicycle pathways should

also be installed vercally through

the area, per the guidance from

the London Cycling Master Plan.

In addion, bike sharing schemes

should be installed on Bounces

Road to encourage local cyclingto and from this commercial

corridor.


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Proposed Improvement of Church Street

Exisng Church Street Scene

OPPORTUNITY AREA FIVE

CHURCH STREET & SURROUNDINGS