Following a public consultation period, Transport for London (TfL) have revealed that 80% of respondents supported the changes proposed at the capital’s famous interchange, and are to move forward with plans to transform the public realm of this area of the City.
TfL writes:
One of London’s biggest regeneration projects is planned for the Elephant & Castle.
We’re developing plans to transform this vital transport interchange and in the spring of 2014 we sought your views on our proposals.
Over 80 per cent of members of the public who responded to the consultation stated they supported the key elements of the design and 53 per cent supported Option B (34 per cent supported Option A and 13 per cent did not answer the question).
Concerns were raised over the impact of the changes on all users including cyclists, drivers, pedestrians, bus users and also people interchanging with other public transport modes.
After carefully considering all of the feedback received, we have made the decision to proceed with the scheme. This will include taking forward the design for northbound off-carriageway cycling provision along the Elephant & Castle Link Road as outlined in Option B. However, following feedback from the consultation and further traffic modelling, we will be making a number of modifications to the design.
Section 2.2 of the consultation responses report highlights the opportunity for regeneration created by the transportation changes:
‘An engaging and usable space will be developed which will facilitate local vitality, enhancing the area as a destination in conjunction with planned growth in the area. The peninsula can become a focal point of the community, developing as a place in its own right whilst also enhancing the existing interchange function’
View the TfL summary of the proposals and consultation responses
View the original consultation leaflet including artist impressions of the work
