BDP reveals plans to pedestrianise Parliament Square

Fig.210 - Illustrative View of Parliament Square HR

Source: Victoria / Victoria Westminster BIDs, BDP and Urban Flow

Proposal is part of a sketchbook of ideas for Victoria Street

BDP has revealed images of how Parliament Square could look if traffic were banned from two sides of the notorious gyratory.

The sketch, showing the road outside Westminster Abbey filled with pedestrians, is part of an album of pictures reimagining key areas around Victoria Street.

The architect and transport planning consultant Urban Flow were appointed by the local business improvement district (BID) to work on ideas for reducing traffic and expanding green infrastructure around Parliament Square, Victoria Street and the piazza outside Westminster Cathedral.

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