RESULTS ALLEY LINKS STREET SURVEY

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7 questions

+ Which of the alleys do you use most + How often do you use it? + Where do you usually come from and go to? + What do you like about the alleys? + What do you dislike about the alleys? + How do you think the alleys could be improved? + Which part of the alleys should be improved first?

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STREET SURVEY

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Three primary routes, while the other alleys are little used

USE – TOTAL NUMBERS COUNTED

FLOW PATTERNS

Light Dark

Steady flow through Holcombe Road, while flow reverses on Factory Lane and Stoneleigh Road from morning to evening

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The alleys are an important part of people’s everyday routes

USE - FREQUENCY

Locals (N17) Non-Locals

Likes mentioned in general: 51 © c

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Low number of alley-specific likes given approximately 100 interviewees

LIKES – NUMBERS PER ALLEY

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A lack of characteristic features apart from the market

LIKES – DETAILS

Holcombe Road mentions of Likes (6%) are low compared to use (69%)

LIKES – HOLCOMBE ROAD MARKET

“I  love  the  market“  

“It  is  a  pillar  of  the  community“  

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general dislikes = 94 © c

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The number of dislikes is almost 2x the number of likes Brook Street stands out negatively, especially because of drinking and drugs

DISLIKES – NUMBERS PER ALLEY

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Dislikes revolve around the paramount issue of safety

DISLIKES – FEELING OF SAFETY

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More than 1/2 of men and 2/3 of women do not feel safe in the alleys

DISLIKES – FEELING OF SAFETY

“If you bump into people, they are more likely to be aggressive in the alleys“

The ‘before and after the riots’ story doesn’t seem to be supported by the data

SAFETY – INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE ALLEYS

“Things have improved since the riots“

“All the trouble makers are in prison“ Source: www.police.uk

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Holcombe Road the most thought about alley: 1st in likes, 2nd in dislikes, 1st in improvements

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IMPROVEMENT - NUMBERS

ADAMS SUTHERLAND’S WORK ON HOLCOMBE ROAD

+ Pedestrianisation of Holcombe Road

+ Market stalls against walls of shops

+ extra market stalls

+ New design of market stalls

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General  improvement  sugges8ons  correlate  directly  with  topics  in  dislikes  

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IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL

INTERPRETATIVE IMPROVEMENTS PER ALLEY

Alley-specific suggestions largely similar to general suggestions, though Brook Street playground mentioned by several interviewees

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IMPROVEMENT – SENSE OF COMMUNITY

“We look out for one another more than in any place I‘ve been“

More events… more music… something for the kids… bring people together

“It‘s like we‘re a lost town. It only comes alive around here when Spurs are playing“

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It would be valuable to move away from the direct correlation between problems and improvement ideas (dark-light, dirty-clean and so on) and to look for ways in which the alleys could contribute more broadly to local people’s needs and aspirations.  

WAY FORWARD

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