Ashford

Ashford Shared space: the monitoring process suggests that speeds are slowing

March 12, 2009 - Recent monitoring indicates speeds are falling in the new Ashford shared space environment. Comprehensive measurement and opinion gathering will follow over the next few months. Systematic monitoring of pedestrian movement is still to take place. However, by casual observation pedestrians... more >

Ashford's shared space team

Scheme details

A pioneering public realm scheme in Ashford in the Garden of England is merging the boundaries between engineering and art to provide an innovative solution to transport and environmental issues.
Here we reveal an in-depth analysis of the inter-disciplinarian nature of the design team as provided by Richard Stubbings - Kent County Council's design champion.

Creating a civic spine: Re-making Ashford town centre

Lindsey Whitelaw, Director, Whitelaw Turkington
25 minutes
Lindsey discusses the objecives, processes and outcomes involved in the re-invention of Ashford