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Background to the Project
It is well documented that at the time of planning and
construction of Leigh Park, few people owned private motor vehicles
and little provision was made for private vehicles. Footpaths and
bus routes were the intended transport links. As car ownership grew
residents began to park on the roads, create driveways, or park on
other convenient available space, the overall effect of the latter
has been the degradation of the 'garden city' character intended
for Leigh Park. Cars are the biggest negative effect in Leigh Park
and they contribute heavily to a poor public realm.
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Cars are the biggest negative
effect in Leigh Park, they contribute heavily to a poor public
realm. |
The study funded by Liveability is intended to characterise
types of parking and suggest samples and palettes of ideas and
treatments for each type to ensure that the whole area is treated
with suitable changes. This strategic project will study the
parking issues and produce a best practice guide. There may not be
a massive net gain in parking space numbers, but these solutions
will provide a better and safer environment. Liveability seeks to
demonstrate how we can provide better parking for residents by
improving the quality of the environment.
Click
here to read about the character types.
The Leigh Park Community Board provided officers at
HBC
with a list of
particularly problematic areas that should be looked at through
Liveability, though the list is not exhaustive. Any further
suggestions will be noted down and listed in the final study. The
sites are as follows:
Beaulieu Avenue, Billy Lawn Ave, Blendworth Crescent,
Danebury Close, Hazelholt Drive, Hordle Road, Iping Avenue,
Kingsclere Ave, Kingsworthy Rd, Middle Park Way (adjacent School),
Millbrook Drive, Overton Crescent, Park House Farm Way From
Purbrook Way (on left hand side), Redbridge Grove and Weyhill
Close.
The
Workshop was held on May 13th at
Leigh Park Community Centre with residents invited through the
Community Board and
CQP
Board, and was also attended
by
HBC
Officers and
local Councillors. A presentation of the characteristics and types
was shown, then the groups separated to discuss the issues
that had created the problems identified. This helped us to
understand the whole environment directly from the people who live
in and use the space.
Liveability and Creating Quality Places
The project aims to complement the regeneration of existing
and new, sustainable communities. The success of
CQP
has so far given us
"The community's six key issues for Leigh Park:
1 Improve transport
2 Articulate a local identity and instil civic pride
3 Introduce leisure facilities and improve existing open
spaces
4 Tackle crime and safety through physical change
5 Facilitate small scale enterprise
6 Bring schools and their facilities more effectively into the
community"
Because of the work already produced by
CQP
, there will be no major
changes in prominent development areas like Strouden Court and the
Greywell, but the study will hopefully form a basis for providing
good quality parking for future development schemes. Through
Liveability we aim to contribute to
CQP
to improve these issues.