Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The new Oxford Circus
Article here.
Oxford Circus has also had its barriers and street clutter ripped out and remodelled, giving the 200million shoppers and workers who visit annually about 70 per cent more freedom to move about.
Half a kilometre of both Regent Street and Oxford Street is also being redesigned, with wider pavements and new lighting.
York stone has been used on the pavements and has been coated with a chemical to help make removing chewing gum easier.
The Architects Journal also discusses the re-design.
Maybe they could re-design our very own Grand Parade.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Grief, guess it's been a little while since I've been to Oxford Circus then. Love it. Thanks for linking to this Matt.
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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Now if they could just coat the chewing gum with that chemical at source . . .
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Permalink Reply by Martha on
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Went to have a nose at lunch time. I really liked it, now they just need to get rid of some of the shops selling old crap! We could definitely do with some redesigning like that by Sainsburys.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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Yes, ban chewing gum. Our democratic rights to a clean environment have been compromised!
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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on
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I like the idea too.. much better the former 1960s Oxford Circus.. Although I have to confess I just about can recall the Oxford Circus umbrella that preceded it.. I especially like the cross pedestrian crossing- we have only one in Berlin too, at Checkpoint Charlie and it certainly helps to speed up the movement of the pedestrians..
To my foreign eyes this looks a typically British solution, a little too gaudy for my taste, but hey .. that's my problem. I do suspect that the lighter road surfaces won't stand up to the London wear and tear that well.. But let's wait and see.
What I am seriously disappointed about, is that there isn't a twig or stick of greenery to be seen.. Not much fun in summer temperatures with the heat (rain) bouncing off the road surface .. The best overall solution would have been to get rid of the cars and buses completely and plant trees in the roadway.. (what does that red car in the photo think it's doing there? Does it think it's a bus?).
I do hope that not such gaudy road surfaces will be used when it comes to Grand Parade/Green Lanes turn to be 'tarted up' ..
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Have a look at the Architects Journal link in my post; their design is less gaudy and the one I prefer.
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Rumour has it Boris plans to do his next campaign speech there, right in the middle of the Circus; X marks the spot (on the ballot paper).
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He can of course, get credit for cutting the ribbon immaculately ... another hard day's work done! What-o chappies!
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Yes Matt, the architects knew what's best for London..
Their design does look much smarter, more fitting for a London environment and would probably stand the 'test of time' better..
I'll refrain from replying to the other comment ... but would advise the author of it to read the credit list on the link.. there's certainly no reference to 'Mr 12% bus fare increase in 2010 Johnson' on it.
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Permalink Reply by alistairj on
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Great that the barriers and street clutter removed - will be interesting to see how it works out, especially with hordes of Christmas shoppers.
This video doesn't bode well though... (congestion in the centre crossover, and people so excited they don't notice they are about to get run over).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8337341.stm
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