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Greening Phoenix Road

Greening Phoenix Road provides a fantastic opportunity to improve and create green spaces along Phoenix Road in Somers Town and a green route linking Euston and St Pancras International Stations.

Since 2019, we have been working with the community to find out what you like about the area and what can be improved through this project.

The information the community has shared has helped to shape the project and the emerging plan you see today is the next step in the process to delivering improvements the entire community can enjoy.

We’re getting real with Greening Phoenix Road and we want you to be a

part of it!

Developing Priority Themes

Emerging Plan Exhibition for

Feedback

Develop Concept Design

2022Submitted to Cabinet for

approval to proceed to detailed design and construction

Community Engagement

Feasilbility Study

Co-design Workshops

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Visit bit.ly/PhoenixRoad

and have your say!

Previous engagement


Previous Engagement

Prior to publishing the emerging plan for the project, we undertook two separate rounds of consultation with the local community. Back in 2019, an engagement process was undertaken by Groundwork, in which nearly 700 people shared their aspirations for the area, which resulted in the establishment of five key themes for the design process, as shown opposite.

Then in 2021, a further process of engagement was undertaken where groups were brought together in virtual workshops to co-design ideas that will shape the future of Phoenix Road. This is all documented at https://phoenixroad.commonplace.is/.

What you told us

This concept design stage builds upon previous engagement and studies.

Groundwork’sEngagementReportbackin2019identifiedfivethemesforthedesignprocess.Basedontherecurringideas and feedback that came up during the latest round of engagement, the key ideas shared by participants were as follows:

PLACE SPECIFIC AND UNIQUE

SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL

SOCIABLE AND PLAYABLE SPACE

WELL CONNECTED AND INTEGRATED

Shaded areas for people to socialise

Trial no-traffic days, where roads are closed off to vehicles

Create a play street - hopscotch trail, pop-up playground, trampoline, zipline, climbing walls

Interactive and sensory spaces

Measures to address safety at junctions

Outdoor film screening

Reducing ‘rat-running’

FROM GREY TO GREEN a colourful and biodiverse public realm

Access maintained for locals, deliveries and emergency vehicles

Wild planting and urban meadows that support wildlife

Living walls

Local gardeners trained tomaintain the greening

‘Greening’ means more that flower pots - landscaping, street furniture, planting, measures to improve air quality etc

Trees and planters

Parklets

Public art created with local artists (walls, hoardings, pavements, arches or art installations in the street)

Allotments and spaces to grow edible plants

Fairy lighting in the trees

Dining tables to come together & share our different cultures/ foods

Pleasant seating to replace the existing uncomfortable benches

A wild character that suits Somers Town, not too manicured

New lighting and wayfinding and clear views so it is safe day and night

Wider pavements and protected areas for children

collages, models and artwork created during workshops with young people have informed the ermerging plan

Safe for people of all abilities to get round

Existing Plan and Orientation


Please look at the other boards for

more detail on what is proposed. We want your feedback!

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Emerging Plan


Proposals range from increased areas of pavement with biodiverse planting and seating, to

the closure of a short section of road to through traffic at Maria Fidelis school. The proposals, taken together will help reduce air pollution, whilst providing space for play, seating,

nature, growing food and cycling.

Safety is paramount, therefore, the proposals include lighting, wayfinding, well overlooked seating and clear

views. It is hoped that more people using the street for relaxation and socialising will also

improve safety.

To deliver on the five themes established and respond to the feedback we received from the community, space for vehicles, cyclists and

pedestrians needs to be re-balanced. In Autumn 2021 there will be a public

consultation on changes to the road network and parking.

Please look at the other boards for

more detail on what is proposed. We want your feedback!

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CharacterandIdentity


Somers Town has a rich and diverse culture; it is more ethnically and linguistically diverse than three quarters of London and there are more young people than the average. The first social housing in and around Somers Town dates over a century and in the 1930’s after slum clearance and re-build, the new environment was described as the ‘Garden City’ of Somers Town.

Somers Town has, over the years, attracted poets, anarchists, reformers, novelists, fashion designers and humanists. Amongst others, the area has associations with Pearly Kings and Queens and the artist Gilbert Bayes who created window reliefs, clocks and washing lines posts with finials, inspired by fairy tale themes. It is important that as the designs develop, this rich and interesting history is bought to life. This could be through arts and sculpture, imaginative play or creating outdoor seating and dining opportunities for different cultures to come together.

Throughout the engagement, there was a feeling that the area should retain a ‘less manicured’ character, and be naturalistic, colourful and biodiverse. The images here start to explore the character, types of components and uses shown in the emerging plan.

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GREEN GATEWAY (TREES, PLANTING AND WAYFINDING TO INDICATE A DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL CHARACTER)

PLANTED RAINWATER GARDENS WITH SEATING

OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE BOUNDARY TREATMENT TO PUB GARDEN (PAINTING/ CLIMBERS/ INSTANT HEDGES)

VEHICLE LOADING / UNLOADING ACTIVITY

MURAL - ARTWORK TO BE DEVELOPED WITH COMMUNITY AND A LOCAL ARTIST

FLOOR ART (REFERENCING LOCAL IDENTITY, SUCH AS PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS, CULTURAL DIVERSITY OR GILBERT BAYES ARTWORK)

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“Art installations”

“People celebrating

their culture, great

opportunity ”

“Something permanent

that would make people

feel a bit more united”

“Don’t want the

street to just be seen

as a transient place”

“I think of greening as

something wilder, Can we

bring that into Phoenix

Road?”

“Need to balance

needs of pedestrians,

cyclists and drivers”

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“Long table for eating at: ways

that people can casually come

together”

Seating areas for

social exchange

“Intergenerational

streets, playstreets”

“Maybe we could make

it for any age, for

elderly people aswell

not just youth”

“Bug hotels next to

flowers”

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INFORMAL PLAY FEATURES WEAVED INTO PLANTING, SUCH AS LARGE BOULDERS AND STEPPING STONES (PROTECTED FROM PARKED CARS)

RICHLY PLANTED RAIN GARDENS(IN AREAS OF VERY WIDE PAVEMENT)

LAWN FOR RELAXATION

EXISTING PROPOSEDSKETCHVIEWS*planting indicative (see character and

identity board)

EXISTING RESIDENTS PARKING

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Proposals: Phoenix Road Central (a new pocket park)


“Can we try a play

street? An opportunity

to test out if it’s as

noisy and untidy as

people think”

“A comfortable place that

encourages dwell time”

“intergenerational”


“Vertical garden”

“I don’t want it to look

like a road, but more like

a green open space”

“games in the

streets during

summer”

“Rainbow

hopscotch?”“Somers Town

sports day”

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PLANTING AND LONG SEATING

TRAVERSING POSTS AND STEPPING STONES THROUGH PLANTING

TABLE TENNIS

NATURAL PLAY FEATURES

SCOOTER/TRIKE PATH WITH PLAY MARKINGS SUCH AS DISTANCE JUMPS

BIODIVERSE PLANTING

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Proposals: Chalton Street


“It has wide

pavements, We

could turn them into

forests”

“More variety of

birds nests?”

“Natural playground

with a log trail”

“Prevent hiding

spots”

“Lighting to improve

perception of safety and

provide an attractive

environment in the evening”

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VERY WIDE PAVEMENTS


CAR PARKING DOMINATES, CREATING SEVERANCE AND RESTRICTING OTHER USES

DISTINCTIVE MATURE TREES

THE COCK TAVERN SPILL OUT/ TABLES AND CHAIRS

MORE INTIMATE AND QUIETER SEATING OPPORTUNITIES

MORE TREES, "AN URBAN FOREST"

INFORMAL PLAY TRAIL WEAVED INTO PLANTED AREAS(PROTECTED FROM VEHICLES)

COLOURFUL PLANTED RAINWATER GARDENS (IN THE WIDE PAVING)

SEATING OVERLOOKING SPACE TO SOUTH

“A dense and tall

urban forest”

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EXISTING PROPOSEDSKETCHVIEWS *planting indicative (imagine colourful and biodiverse)


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Proposals: Phoenix Road (east)


“Just talking to other

humans is magical”

“Flower beds with

strong smelling

flowers”

“Edible plants”

“Collaborate with

local artists”

“A platform: a simple stage

that is multi functional and

flexible for public activties”

“Need to balance



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‘ISOLATED’ GARDEN SPACE

ROAD REDESIGNED TO SLOW TRAFFIC AND OFFER SPACE TO PLANTING SEATING AND INFORMAL PLAY.

AN EXTENSION OF THE FRANCIS CRICK GARDEN TO STITCH THEM TOGETHER

TREES AND PLANTING TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY WITH DANGOOR WALK

PROPOSED PARKLETS

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Proposals: Ossulston Street



“Intergenerational

streets, playstreets

and meeting places”

“Celebrate Somers Town as

a place to come together

and find opportunities for

people to do things”

“Potential to design new

green spaces as a series

of rooms”

“Keen to see as a

lovely walking route”

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NO INSIDE - OUTSIDE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND STREETNOWHERE TO SIT, MEET OR PLAY

CAR PARKING AND TARMAC DOMINATE

SOME DISTINCTIVE MATURE TREES BUT LACKING CONTINUITY

COMMUNAL DINING / MEETING PLACES AND COMFORTABLE SEATING

INFORMAL PLAY FEATURES WEAVED INTO PLANTED AREAS

COLOURFUL RAINWATER GARDENS

NEW TREE PLANTING

REMOVAL OF 20- 30% OF CAR PARKING SPACES TO CREATE SPACE FOR PLANTING, SEATING AND LONG TABLE

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NextSteps


Please visit https://phoenixroad.commonplace.is/

to complete the survey on our emerging design

Thank you for reviewing the emerging plan for Greening Phoenix Road.

There are still plenty of opportunities for you to have your say on these plans as we continue to design them up. We would love to hear from you now about whether you feel the proposals deliver on the five themes that were created as part of the engagement process in 2019, and your thoughts on the emerging plan overall.

In the first instance, you can:

- Complete our emerging plan survey on https://phoenixroad.commonplace.is/.

- You can also register for project updates by visiting https:// phoenixroad.commonplace.is/

- Email [email protected] if you have further questions about the project

- Call 020 7278 1514 if you require this information in a more accessible format.

The diagram below also gives you an idea of the next steps in this process, as more design work is done to deliver the Greening Phoenix Road project. The community will be involved throughout the process.

5thAugustPlay Day

Attend the play day and provide

feedback on engagement

form

5thAugust2021-Sep 2021

Commonplace survey open for

completion

Sep 2021 Engagement

Report published for resident

review

Oct 2021Further project

update on Commonplace

Winter 2021Concept design

development

Autumn2021Public

consultation on changes to road

network and parking

Jan 2022Public exhibition on revised plan

for Phoenix Road

AUG2021 SEP2021 OCT2021 DEC2021 JAN2022

Submitted to Cabinet for

approval to proceed to detailed design and construction

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