Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:16 pm
After years of false dawns it will be great to see this large and important site making some progress at last. There are some good features in this plan; the footbridge is very welcome and the Riverside walkway will be well used (especially if the section past Century Wharf is opened up - pressure may need to be applied there...). The grid pattern of the streets should encourage people to pass through the new development, and if space is provided at ground level for small businesses, shops, cafes etc, the streets should be attractive and lively.
There is one area that needs a rethink - where the new streets meet the river, that nice neat grid pattern collapses and instead there is a series of lumpy buildings sitting at random angles. They don"t relate to each other, nor to the river. The design of that area really does look like an afterthought - hopefully it is not too late to try again.