COMPLEMENTARY MEASURES
Activities and events
As part of the Liveable Streets programme, the council is developing a number of complementary measures and monitoring.
These will include the following:
If you are interested in play streets, cycle training or cycle hangars, please email us at:
liveablestreets@towerhamlets.gov.uk
INVESTMENT IN THE AREA
The Council is developing other exciting proposals for further investment in Brick Lane. We have already consulted on a range of improvements and we hope to implement these projects alongside the Liveable Streets proposals, this will be an historic level of investment in Brick Lane.
Buxton Street
The project aims to make the street feel more connected to Allen Gardens and Spitalfields City Farm. The street width would be reduced to create more opportunity for planting and art features, to encourage more pedestrians and cyclists to visit. Improvements would also be made near Thomas Buxton Primary School, located on the eastern end of Buxton Street.
Allen Gardens
As part of a regeneration programme, the Parks and High Streets and Town Centres teams are making improvements to Allen Gardens, one of the borough’s most important inner-city open spaces. Allen Gardens is facing issues of crime, anti-social behaviour, littering and fly tipping.
The 2018 consultation identified key areas for improvement, including:
For more information on the proposed improvements please contact:
Allen.Gardens@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Brick Lane public realm
The High Streets and Town Centres team has developed a series of proposals after speaking to residents, businesses, visitors, councillors and landowners. Working with urban designers, architects, artists and lighting designers to develop a range of street improvements along Brick Lane, the proposals will help: