WHITE HART LANE STATION White Hart Lane Strategic Study9 outlines the benefits of station improvements at White Hart Lane to support both the Council’s emerging regeneration proposals for North Tottenham and the redevelopment of Tottenham Hotspurs’ Football Club stadium. One of the consequences of the stadium redevelopment is a significant increase in the number of people moving to and from the stadium from White Hart Lane Station. The increase in footfall around the station potentially raises the opportunity for a new station entrance, step free access, additional amenities and retail adjacent to the station. The future pedestrian demand for White Hart Lane station is based on the capacity of the new stadium and the modal split information in the Buro Happold Transport Assessment for the associated planning application. It is predicted that the future pedestrian demand for White Hart Lane station on a match-day is as shown in Table 2.5.1 below.
Table 2.6.1 Existing Mid Week
Weekend
Future Mid Week
Weekend
Arrival Peak
6,000
6,000
13,008
13,106
Departure Peak
6,000
6,000
12,994
13,092
The Strategic Study is broadly organised around the Department for Transport’s Transport Business Case Guidance and Summary Assessment headlines. The study was undertaken in the context of the potential regeneration of the High Road West and increased capacity of the new Tottenham Hotspur Football Club stadium once built. The key findings from the study recommend that a pedestrian route is provided between the station and the stadium that is a minimum of 10.6m wide clear of any obstruction to accommodate the predicted peak flow. However, to provide some allowance for street furniture and edge effects a range between 10.6m and 12m wide is preferable. Existing pedestrian routes between White Hart Lane Station and the stadium are currently on streets where pavements are typically 2-2.5 metres wide. This requires in a number of roads being closed to vehicles on match days to accommodate the flow of fans to and from the stadium and for queuing for entry into the station after matches. A number of routes are available for use, many of which run through residential street where there is poor definition of public and private spaces. This results in inconvenience to residents on match days. An analysis of spectator demand was undertaken to predict the level of queuing at White Hart Lane station after a match has finished. Three queue length scenarios were considered as follows: • Scenario 1: The existing station layout without modification; • Scenario 2: The addition of the new station entrance at the centre of the existing platforms, assuming spectators can use either entrance to board trains; • Scenario 3: The addition of the new station entrance at the centre of the existing platforms, assuming all spectators use the new entrance and the existing entrance is exit only. 10
Arup White Hart Lane Station Strategic Study (March 2012)
Figure 24: White Hart Lane Station Location Options (2012)
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HRW Masterplan Framework / August 2014