1,5m 7m 4% 23%
OXFORD STREET, LONDON
SWANSTON STREET, MELBOURNE
NEVSKY PROSPEKT, ST. PETERSBURG
Oxford street is London’s busiest shopping street with 139,230 people walking through the East part of Oxford Street between 10am and 10pm. The street´s intersection with Regent Street carries so much pedestrian traffic that the city´s first diagonal crosswalk was installed in 2009. In recent years, the street has been temporarily transformed into a fully pedestrianized street for one day during the holiday season. Transition to a street for street cars and pedestrians are planned.
Partial restrictions to private automobile access have been in place on Swanston Street since the early 1990´s, but a three-year project to transform the street into an entirely car-free corridor will soon be complete. In 2004, Swanston Street had nearly twice as many pedestrians as Tverskaya–but these numbers are expected to increase considerably with the completion of the street´s pedestrianization. A vibrant public life on Swanston Street is maintained late into the evening by the many outdoor cafés.
Like Tverskaya in Moscow, Nevsky Prospekt is the main thoroughfare of St. Petersburg and the heart of the city´s commercial activity and nightlife. Unlike Tverskaya, Nevsky Prospekt´s sidewalks are a gracious 7,5 meters wide and generally free from obstructions. The street also features dedicated bus lanes to insure that those who choose public transportation enjoy a swift journey even during rush hour.
24 m 31%
7,5 m 18.5%
2530 7mmm 38% 63% 33%
6m 29%
2m 3013mm 5% 40% 38%
24 m 24 m 31% 31%
7,5 m 18.5%
8m 38%
4.4 TIMES MORE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC 2m
COMPARED 5%TO TVERSKAYA33,591%m
4m 31%
7m 23%
7m 23%
12 m 40%
12 m 40%
3m 10%
1m 4%
3m 10%
7m 23%
1m 4%
1,5m 24 m 4% 31%
33,5 m 13 m 91% 40%
7m 20%
80%OF STREET SPACE
7,5 m 18.5%
7,5 m 18.5%
7m 23%
6m 29%
6m 29%
7m 33%
7m 33%
25 m 63%
7,5 m 18.5%
(THE REMAINING 20% IS FOR 24 m STREETCARS)
8m 38%
8m 38%
31%
24 m 31%
33,5 m 91%
7,5 m 18.5%
1,5m 4%
7,5 m 18.5%
MORE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
13 m 40%
30 m 38%
30 m 38%
25 m 63%
4.3 TIMES
ALLOCATED FOR PEOPLE
1,5m 4%
2m 5%
ANALYSIS
COMPARISONS
7m 20%
13 m 40%
COMPARED TO TVERSKAYA (16:00 ON 2mWEEKDAY)
24 m 31%
24 m 31%
5%
2m 5%
33,5 m 91%
1,5m 4%
33,5 m 91%
1,5m 4%
7,5 m 18.5%
7,5 m 18.5%
25 m 63%
25 m 63%
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Photo: Atkins
*AllArchitects data from· surveys conducted by Gehl Architects Gehl Urban Quality Consultants 59
7,5 m 18.5%