Streets provide most of the public space in urban areas. Well designed streets can be places for recreation, shopping, social interaction and physical activity. Poorly designed streets can be indifferent or hostile.
Most streets in UK towns and cities have clear demarcation between carriageway and footway. Although pedestrians and motorists are equally entitled to occupy the carriageway, pedestrians generally exercise little control over vehicular traffic other than at formal crossings.
Shared space represents a different approach - one which seeks to change the way the street operates by reducing the dominance of motor vehicles. The aim is to allow pedestrians to move more freely within and through the space, crossing where they want to and, in some cases, stopping where they want to.
To support the launch of DfT’s Local Transport Note on Shared Space this conference took place on 4th October and reviewed the document and the research behind it; it investigated a series of case studies that have assisted in the development of the guidance and took delegates on a site visit to shared space project to experience the environment first hand.
Morning Venue:
Space@119
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
119 Britannia Walk
London
N1 7JE
Afternoon Venue:
Afternoon presentations took place in the Skempton Building of Imperial College London, followed by a tour of the Exhibition Road Scheme.
Why you should have attended:
• The conference was an excellent opportunity to gain, first hand, knowledge and understanding of the latest ideas behind improving the way our streets function.
• The opportunity to shared good practice and discuss technical issues with those who developed the guidance, network with likeminded professionals and gain CPD hours.
• All delegates will receive a personal copy of the Shared Space LTN.
Who should have attended:
The conference was a must for anyone working in the management, regeneration and development of UK towns and cities.
• Developers, urban designers and planners
• Academics and students
• Highways and maintenance contractors
• Consultants working on town centre regeneration
• Elected officials
• Transportation planning consultants
Programme:
08.45: Delegate Registration – Tea/Coffee
09.10: Welcome & Introduction - Chair – Peter Dickinson, CIHT Urban Design Panel
Morning Session 1 – The LTN and Research
09.15: Keynote Presentation & Background to the Project - Gereint Killa, DfT
09.30: The Evidence Base - Research - Stuart Reid - Director, Sustainable Transport & Communities, MVA Consulting
09.55: The Guidance - Shared Space LTN - Stuart Reid - Director, Sustainable Transport & Communities, MVA Consulting
10.20: Grosvenor Estates - The Elizabeth Street and Mount Street Projects - Niall Tipping, Grosvenor Estates & Nick Edwards, Urban Design Director, BDP
10.45: Q&A
11.00: Coffee / Tea
Morning Session 2 – Case Studies, Examples of Application
11.20: Case study 1 - Hamilton Road, Felixstowe – winner of CIHT Streets Award 2011 - Luke Barber, Project Manager, Suffolk County Council
11.45: Case study 2 - New Rd, Brighton revisited – winner of the CIHT MfS Award 2009 - Jim Mayor, Brighton & Hove City Council
12.10: Case study 3 - Plymouth West End Vision – commended in the CIHT 2010 MfS Award - Adrian Trim, Head of Sustainable Transport Team, Plymouth County Council
12.35: Q&A
12.45: Lunch
Afternoon Session – Site Visit - Exhibition Road Kensington & Chelsea (travel from Old Street to South Kensington)
14.15: Welcome and Introduction Chair – Dr Ioannis Kaparias, Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College
14.20: Exhibition Road - Project objectives & Delineator research - Mahmood Siddiqi, Director of Transportation and Highways, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
14.50: Imperial College Research - Dr Ioannis Kaparias, Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College
15.20: Q&A
15.30: Site visit - tour of the Exhibition Road Scheme - led by staff of Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
16.30: Close
Exhibiting Opportunities:
Exhibiting opportunities exist at most of our events, with prices starting from £100.00 + VAT. If you would like any further information on exhibiting then please contact conferences@ciht.org.uk or call the conference department on 020 7336 1570.
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