Sustrans nominated for prestigious Healthy Street proposal of the year 2017

25 August 2017
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Sustrans, in partnership with London Borough of Lewisham (LBL), has had their recent Community Street Design for Rolt Street nominated for Healthy Street Proposal of the Year.

This award recognises the exceptional quality in street design that increases active travel choices, safety and liveability.

This ambitious scheme aims to create a safer environment to help the whole community make healthier travel choices. The scheme which was developed in partnership with Deptford Folk and the local community, anchored in Deptford’s Maritime history, addresses several issues including fast-moving traffic, poor visibility/sight lines, park guard railings and lack of safe crossing points.

Community-led street design

Directly responding to resident feedback, the council asked Sustrans, in their capacity as healthy street experts, to redesign the entrance to Folkestone Gardens from Woodpecker Road and Rolt Street.

Sustrans specialises in community led design: a process that involves local residents throughout, ensuring proposed designs meet the needs of local people. This approach means solutions are designed by the community, for the community, ensuring good fit and the long-term success of the project.

Sustrans ran a series of consultation events including outdoor pop-up events to get the community’s insight on what they wanted from the entrance to Folkestone Gardens. The majority of the community felt that the entrance was just not safe enough.

Sustrans urban designers, engineers and community facilitators collaborated with local people to put into practice what the community wanted to be changed, by testing their ideas. We narrowed the carriageway using hay bales and implemented calming traffic measures as part of our street trial event’.

The community really appreciated the trial, they quickly saw the benefits that the temporary measures brought, and wanted to see them made permanent. Our automatic traffic counts revealed a 20 mph reduction in mean speed on the street trial day compared to the rest of the week.

Rolt Street reimagined

Our community inspired design has reimagined Rolt Street as an extension of Folkestone Gardens, creating a better place for people to walk, cycle, play and stay. A one-way boulevard design will allow cars to pass through from Childers Street junction towards Trundleys Road with speeds set to 5pmh.

The whole design has been developed in connection with the maritime history of Deptford Dockyard in mind, with timber seating and corten steel used to create a gateway to the garden ground in the history of the local area. This community street design, made with and for local residents, could encourage future generations to make healthier travel decisions and enjoy a life with less pollution and traffic. 

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