Thank you to everyone who responded to this consultation.
The delegated powers decision report showing the results of the consultation is available to download below.
We are looking to improve the junction of Ufton Road and Downham Road by installing permanent features to achieve a safer and more pleasant walking environment along the street, and visually connect the two halves of Ufton Gardens (the garden on one side and the basketball court on the other).
We are now seeking your views on the proposals.
Why are these changes being proposed?
From June 2020, Ufton Road was closed to through-traffic at the junction of Ufton Road and Downham Road. Following the introduction of an experimental traffic order, a decision has been made to make the closure permanent. As part of Hackney’s ‘Connecting Green Spaces’ programme, we want to create streets that are safe, easy to walk or cycle on, reduce vehicle dominance and help to improve air quality. Where two or more green spaces are closely located we would like to create more direct, safer and attractive links.
Evidence gathered during the experimental period of closing Ufton Road indicated that vehicles using the street as a shortcut before now do not, without adverse impact on Downham Road and Southgate Road. The results of traffic surveys completed during November 2020 and May 2021 demonstrated significant decreases in traffic volumes on Southgate Grove, Downham Road and Southgate Road compared to baseline traffic counts taken before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
What are the proposals?
The proposals cover the section of Ufton Road from its junction with Downham Road up to the end of the entrance to Ufton Garden. They include:
The below images show how the junction of Ufton Road/Downham Road might look if the proposed permanent scheme is to be implemented.
Figure 1: Proposed public realm improvements at the existing Ufton Road closure (looking towards Ufton Road).
Figure 2: Proposed public realm improvements at the existing Ufton Road closure (looking towards Downham Road).
Figure 3
What happens next?
Your views will also be taken into account as part of the detailed design process. We will publish the consultation responses as well as the decisions made at consultation.hackney.gov.uk
To keep up to date with this and other plans, please visit hackney.gov.uk/street-consultations
Permanent Works
If the scheme goes ahead, following consultation, we expect construction works to start around the middle of May 2022 with completion in six to eight weeks. Further information regarding the works would be sent out closer to the time.
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