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Concept masterplan

Six key themes

Arrival

The current experience of arriving at the station, or into the city, lacks quality and identity. The concept masterplan identifies key routes and movement for points of arrival, and proposes improvements to the public spaces with the aim of enhancing the experience for visitors to the city and regular users of the station.

Public realm

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  1. Improving arrival experience at the Station with high quality public spaces, with opportunities for seating and enhanced greenery and prioritising pedestrians.
  2. Potential to relocate car parking beneath trees on Station Hill, allowing for improved public space and opportunities for pop-up food & drink / market uses.
  3. Provide a ‘green’ first impression to city through retention of trees on Station Road, wider pathways, and improved conditions for growth and maintenance of existing biodiversity.
  4. High quality and expanded public space outside Old Registry Office to improve setting of historic building.
  5. New level pedestrian routes through Carfax site, create new public spaces encouraging people to sit, pause, meet, and play.
  6. Enhance existing route north of Station and create new public space providing private vehicle drop off point and more attractive routes to Station from Andover Road for pedestrians and cyclists.
  7. Re-provide safe and secure cycle parking and bike hire provision close to Station entrance in overlooked location.
  8. New pedestrian and cycle connection between Andover Road and Hyde with new pocket park on Andover Road.
  9. Potential for new neighbourhood green space with improved pedestrian and cycle connections between Fulflood and Western Station.
  10. Potential to remove car parking along edge of Station West Car park to create space for a segregated walking route to Station approach.
  11. Opportunity to improve pedestrian and cycle provision along Stockbridge road, better connecting Fulflood and other neighbourhoods to Station and city centre.
  12. Opportunity for future redesign of City Road to improve walking and cycling routes into city centre.

Key

  1. Improving arrival experience at the Station with high quality public spaces, with opportunities for seating and enhanced greenery and prioritising pedestrians.
  2. Potential to relocate car parking beneath trees on Station Hill, allowing for improved public space and opportunities for pop-up food & drink / market uses.
  3. Provide a ‘green’ first impression to city through retention of trees on Station Road, wider pathways, and improved conditions for growth and maintenance of existing biodiversity.
  4. High quality and expanded public space outside Old Registry Office to improve setting of historic building.
  5. New level pedestrian routes through Carfax site, create new public spaces encouraging people to sit, pause, meet, and play.
  6. Enhance existing route north of Station and create new public space providing private vehicle drop off point and more attractive routes to Station from Andover Road for pedestrians and cyclists.
  7. Re-provide safe and secure cycle parking and bike hire provision close to Station entrance in overlooked location.
  8. New pedestrian and cycle connection between Andover Road and Hyde with new pocket park on Andover Road.
  9. Potential for new neighbourhood green space with improved pedestrian and cycle connections between Fulflood and Western Station.
  10. Potential to remove car parking along edge of Station West Car park to create space for a segregated walking route to Station approach.
  11. Opportunity to improve pedestrian and cycle provision along Stockbridge road, better connecting Fulflood and other neighbourhoods to Station and city centre.
  12. Opportunity for future redesign of City Road to improve walking and cycling routes into city centre.

Proposals

1. Station entrance on Station Hill

Possible interpretation of the view from station entrance on Station Hill

Proposal:
Redirecting access for private vehicles enables a pedestrian-friendly public space on the Station Hill forecourt. Bus, cycle, and disability access will be prioritised with taxis pickup and drop off nearby.

Enhancing green with seating & planters and animated night time use

2. Station north arrival

Proposal:
Redevelopment could reposition multi-deck car parking, with possible student residential, or hotel use above. Creating new public piazza providing space for station drop off and taxi access via a shared route.

Welcoming public realm with high quality planting and ground finishes

3. Station west arrival

Proposal:
Reallocating 65 parking spaces to create new linear avenue of pedestrian approach to West entry of Station.

NOTE: Subject to further study and Department for Transport Policy relating to parking demand.

Improved public route with integrated signage and way finding

4. Station underpass access

Proposal:
Improving the connection from the front and back of the station through the heavily used underpass. Considering public art and lighting improvements to the existing tunnel to make it a more enjoyable route.

Public art adding colour and vibrancy to existing buildings

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