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The City of London Walkway Experiment
Planners have frequently proposed but rarely implemented vertically segregated pedestrian circulation routes. One of the more conservative planning authorities in Britain, the Corporation of the City of London, became involved after World War II in an experiment with high-level pedestrian walkways. Initially reluctant, the corporation became an enthusiastic pioneer of vertical segregation, imposing it on office developers within London's central business district, the Square Mile. Though much walkway has been built, little was ever joined up and most remains unused. This paper explores the genesis of the City of London walkway experiment and accounts for its failure.
The City of London Walkway Experiment
Planners have frequently proposed but rarely implemented vertically segregated pedestrian circulation routes. One of the more conservative planning authorities in Britain, the Corporation of the City of London, became involved after World War II in an experiment with high-level pedestrian walkways. Initially reluctant, the corporation became an enthusiastic pioneer of vertical segregation, imposing it on office developers within London's central business district, the Square Mile. Though much walkway has been built, little was ever joined up and most remains unused. This paper explores the genesis of the City of London walkway experiment and accounts for its failure.
The City of London Walkway Experiment
Hebbert, Michael (author)
Journal of the American Planning Association ; 59 ; 433-450
1993-12-31
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
Unknown
The City of London Walkway Experiment
| Online Contents | 1993
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