Crossrail will be London’s world-class railway that runs quickly and efficiently across the capital, making the city and its environs better connected from 2017. The route goes from Maidenhead and Heathrow through central London to Essex and Kent. Crossrail is a massive economic development project: it will reduce crowding on London's transport network, boost regeneration in outer centres and generate a significant number of new jobs in Central London.
Design for London is working with Cross London Rail Links, Transport for London, Network Rail, local authorities and the Greater London Authority to make sure that this major infrastructure project maximises regeneration opportunities and creates well-designed new stations, which are fully integrated into their surroundings. One main objective is that the public realm around the new stations and the associated new developments will be of the highest quality possible.
Design for London has been leading on urban design studies related to Crossrail stations for Farringdon, St Giles Circus, Abbey Wood and the Roman Road Corridor in Redbridge.
As part of the LDA’s spatial priorities review, Design for London also commissioned a study undertaken by 5th Studio: Crossrail Spatial Priorities Mapping. The study brings together existing research and evidence in the form of a comprehensive atlas, enabling strategic recommendations for priority areas that could most benefit from investment and intervention to catalyse the socio-economic benefits of Crossrail.
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