London Borough of Newham

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London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Temporary road closure to facilitate a local Sunday Market Organise local traders, artists and entrepreneurs to showcase their work through a biweekly Sunday market. Host business support training sessions at the library to help people who would like to start their own business. Beyond the biweekly market, the proposed community cafe across the station can become a more permanent space to showcase artifacts and produce. Where: Manor Park Road / in front on Post Office Depot

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Activate the vacant lot across the Manor Park Station to create a Community Cafe with a space for arts & culture inclusive for all. The following could be considered as part of its activation: A Community Cafe & Cooking School combining food production skills with cooking skills and offer skill development to young people. Part of the lot could facilitate a small greenhouse to grow vegetables and create a farm-to-table cycle. A space for local art & culture, that offers cultural learning opportunities. The space could be used to showcase local talent and continue the Idea Days that spurred from the Manor Park Citizens Assemblies.Opportunity to create creative activities for those under the age of 18. A coworking area for hot-desking and coworking throughout the week. Where: vacant lot across the station

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: There are limited play spaces for children and young people in the vicinity of Station Road. Investigate opportunities for a playground to be introduced in the area. Investigate the opportunity for a playground on Manor Park or Wanstead Flats. These green spaces are outside the council's remits and owned by City of London. Talk to City of London to discuss the opportunity for them to work with residents to develop a play area on Epping Forest. Investigate other potential sites that could host more permanent play activities, such as the Manor Park communiy garden. Where: TBD

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Increase the levels of greenery and trees on and around Station Road town centre by working with residents, schools and businesses. Work with residents to incorporate planters with plants & trees on Station Road, High Street North and at the intersection with Romford Road. Identify residents, and businesses to support with their maintenance and care. Offer internships to young people (ages 16-24) to work on gardening programmes and help support and care for planted areas. Facilitate gardening classes and peer-to-peer learning for an intergenerational audience. Provide water access at key points to ensure that plants are properly maintained. Where: Station Rd, parts of Romford Rd and High Street North

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: The junction of Romford Road with Station Road and High Street North needs to become more pedestrian-friendly and accessible. Realise a study for the junction's redesign that supports pedestrians, while ensuring there is no congestion caused, considering the following: Improve crossings, introduce extended pavement at the street corners and colourful crossings and painting to improve the look and feel of the intersection. Improve the public realm around the intersection by incorporating trees & greenery, better lighting and colour. Communicate with TFL to consider changing the traffic lights timings to allow the necessary time for pedestrians to cross the street. As traffic lights are in the jurisdiction of TFL, and changes might increase delays for cars and buses, TFL will need to do a study before moving forward. Another potential option could allow for improved pedestrian times while giving buses priority. Delays to general traffic should also be considered, along with the impact on local congestion and air quality. These ideas will further support and need to consider existing efforts realised on that junction through the Shape Newham programme, which include a vinyl on Manor Park's facade and a wind sculpture codesigned by a local artist and residents. Where: Station Road & High Street North junction with Romford Rd

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Organise pop-up events and activities that can extend the town centre's actvity into the early evening. Work with local businesses and organisations to support local events through small funding. Identify locations for temporary roads closures for evening pop-up events offering different food and drink options. Provide training / resources to buisnesses to help them develop successful evening events. Where: TBD

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Shopfront uplifts can be a long and costly undertaking. However, providing guidance can help organise the look and feel of shopfronts, improve business and the overall appearance of the street. Work with local businesses to co-create design guidance for shopfronts, which could become supplementary guidance for determining planning decisions. Investigate external funding opportunities for potential business grants for shopfront uplifts. Where: Station Road, High Street North

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London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Increase the levels of greenery and trees on and around the high street by working with residents and schools and actively engaging them with gardening. The council to work with local schools to plant trees and greenery directly on the high streets to improve the look and feel of Upton Lane and Woodgrange Rd. Identify plots of grass owned by LBN (e.g around residential estates, schools' courtyards), that can be used for gardening and urban agriculture. Create training and intership programmes for young people around different aspects of the gardening and food industry from production to consumption. Where: Along Woodgrange Rd and Upton Lane, plots of grass adjacent to the Forest Gate town centre

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Develop a programme that enables the council to identify feasible sites for murals and work with local artists to develop them, highlighting the history and identity of Forest Gate. Identify council-owned assets that would be ideal locations for murals on the high street. Develop a borough-wide process for the council to work with building and business owners, who want to offer their blank walls or shop's shutters to be used for a mural. Consider issues around mural maintenance in the long-run. Where: TBD

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Brighten up alleys along Woodgrange Road and Upton Lane with better lighting and artwork to enourage more active use by residents and shoppers. Incorporate more lighting and greenery in alleways using creative solutions. Consider a paving uplift of the alleyways with colourful floor vinyls. Investigate the potential to activate larger alleways through different pop-up uses. Where: Whitehall Place, Nursery Lane, Sylvan Road, alleyway between Tesco & Poundland, other locations

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Improve levels of safety along Romford Road by addressing issues of ASB and crime. Different council departments to work together and with the voluntary sector and police, to address issues of crime and ASB along Romford Road. Increase lighting and 'eyes on the steet' during the evening hours along Romford Road. Consider the potential to create a safe space for women in the area. Where: Along Romford Road

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Newham’s Local Plan acknowledges residents’ long-held concerns with regards to the abundance of betting shops and takeaways in high streets and has in place stringent controls on the proliferation for such uses throughout the Borough. However, policy cannot: completely disallow specific uses or business types; or change what is already on site in the absence of new planning applications.For that reason, the council could consider adopting a more interventionist approach to ensure the diversity of the high street. In the short term:Identify key ground floor properties on the high streets to support better diversified offer in the future.In the medium term: Council to consider options for acquiring or leasing key properties that become vacant. Develop a process for a more structured review process of business licenses. Work with local food takeaway businesses to identify opportunities to improve their offer and provide options for healthier eating. Moreover, develop educational public health campaigns about food takeaways' wider impacts beyond health (e.g. littering, climate change). Where: Woodgrange Road, Upton Lane

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: The junction of Romford Road with Upton Lane and Woodgrange Road needs to become more pedestrian-friendly and accessible. Realise a study for the junction's redesign that supports pedestrians, while ensuring there is no congestion caused, considering the following: Improve crossings, so that pedestrians can cross Romford Road straight. Introduce extended pavement at the street corners as well as pedestrian refuge islands and incorporate greenery. Introduce colourful crossings and painting to improve the look and feel of the intersection. Take into consideration potential cyclists moving along Woodgrange Road, Upton lane, and Romford Road. Communicate with TFL to consider changing the traffic lights timings to allow the necessary time for pedestrians to cross the street. As traffic lights are in the jurisdiction of TFL, and changes might increase delays for cars and buses, TFL will need to do a study before moving forward. Another potential option could allow for improved pedestrian times while giving buses priority. Delays to general traffic should also be considered, along with the impact on local congestion and air quality. Where: Woodgrange Road & Upton Lane junction with Romford Rd

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Investigate feasible ways to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists along Station Road and adjacent streets. A series of Low Traffic Neighbourhood Schemes are planned for the North of the borough, which will also support this idea. Additional ways to support pedestrians and cyclists in the area to be considered are: Work with enforcement to ensure that the 20 mph limit is followed by people driving on Station Road. Roads adjacent to Station Rd to be set as a Home Zone: speed limit at 20 mph or less, cyclists & pedestrians are prioritised, more greenery and planter boxes for temporary road closures. During weekends, Station Road could turn into a bus and cycle priority road. Where: Station Rd, adjacent residential streets

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Develop a programme that enables the council to identify feasible sites for murals and work with local artists to develop them, highlighting the history and identity of Manor Park. Identify council-owned assets that would be ideal locations for murals on the high street. Develop a borough-wide process for the council to work with building and business owners, who want to offer their blank walls or shop's shutters to be used for a mural. Consider issues around mural maintenance in the long-run. Talk to TFL for the potential of creating a design for the two empty billboards on the Manor Park Station, welcoming residents and visitors. Where: along Station Road and north part of High Street North

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Organise pop-up events and activities that can extend the town centre's actvity into the early evening. Work with local businesses and organisations to support local events through small funding. Identify locations for temporary roads closures for evening pop-up events offering different food and drink options. Provide training / resources to buisnesses to help them develop successful evening events. Where: Station Road, neighbouring streets

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Realise improvements on Manor Park's library building and expand its community use and cultural offer. Facade: Create a more welcoming entrance to Manor Park and High Street North high streets by improving the facades of the corner buildings. Align these interventions with the Shape Newham project, which includes a vinyl on the library's facade and a wind sculpture co-designed by a local artist and residents. Consider painting the walls of the building above the library. Public Realm Activation: As part of the wider redesign of the Romford Road intersection, the library could facilitate outside seating and activities on the extended paving on the Station Rd side during its open hours. Uses: Expand the library's activities relating to intergenerational peer-to-peer learning activities, from arts & crafts, local culture and history, to digital training and small business support. SEND services also to be provided as part of the library activities. Where: Manor Park Library

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Work with local stakeholders to better understand and investigate feasible ways to prioritise pedestrians, buses, and cyclists along parts of Green Street. Commission a study to understand what is possible in relation to the following: The area between Plashet Grove and Upton Park station for timed access for loading and servicing during peak pedestrian periods. Improve crossing timings for pedestrians along Green Street. Improve and declutter pavements from unnecessary obstacles. Identify locations within the high street for more cycling parking. Where: Along Green Street and its side streets

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London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Improve lighting in darker corners of Station Road, around the station, parts of High Street North and Romford Road to increase safety during the evening. Incorporate creative lighting, such as hanging lights or lights on trees, which are timed and light up at twilight. Consider installing festive lights to celebrate different religious holidays. Work with enforcement officers and residents to identify and implement in areas of the town centre that attract loitering and ASB. Where: Station Road, around the station, parts of High Street North and Romford Road, other locations

London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Commission a traffic and parking study to investigate feasible ways to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists along Woodgrange Road and Upton Lane. The study should also consider the Low Traffic Neighbourhood Schemes taking place in Forest Gate (Area 2, 5&6) that are being developed in the area and their impact on local movement in the town centre. In the short term, improve and declutter pavements and public realm from unnecessary obstacles to support people accessing Woodgrange Road and Upton Lane through active travel (walking and cycling). Work with TFL to improve traffic lights' crossing timings for pedestrians in front of the Forest Gate station and on the Romford Road junction, taking into consideration potential delays for cars and buses. In the medium term, investigate the possibility of extending pedestrian areas. Where: Woodgrange Road & Upton Lane

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London Borough of Newham5 years ago What: Improve the look and feel of the public realm outside Forest Gate Youth Zone to create a more welcoming entrance to Forest Gate town centre. Consider different options for relocating the existing recycling bins. Remove the large existing Newham sign, and introduce a new welcoming sign ideally on the bridge (see 'Welcome to Forest Gate' proposed idea). Introduce more trees, greenery, seating, lighting, and colour. Where: Public realm in front of Forest Gate Youth Zone