Nine Elms Pimlico Bridge Design Team speak at the London Festival of Architecture On Wednesday 14 th June members of the Nine Elms Pimlico Bridge Design Team presented their work for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge at a seminar entitled Cycling and Connectivity Cities in Motion as part of the Danish Embassy s The Liveable City programme. The Liveable City programme celebrates architecture and urban planning - exploring issues such as air quality, transport and sustainability. The programme has been organised as part of the London Festival of Architecture - Europe s biggest annual architecture festival. The Design Team, who are currently assessing different locations and evolving the design, were invited to present their work on the Nine Elms Pimlico Bridge due to the potential of the bridge to not only improve connectivity in London but to encourage a shift towards sustainable transport methods. Nine Elms Pimlico Bridge architects from Robin Snell and Partners and Bystrup were joined by the GLA s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman as well as Gustav Friis from the Municipality of Aarhus Smart Mobility and Ole Kassow, Founder of Cycling Without Age. Dr. Tom Cohen from the UCL Centre for Transport Studies chaired the evening. Robin Snell, Architect at Robin Snell and Partners who delivered the presentation on behalf of the Team said : There seems to be an emerging understanding that the Nine Elms Pimlico Bridge Project is more than just a new bridge, but part of a serious solution to tackling London s rapid expansion and the fundamental issue of providing a safer, less polluted and sustainable quietway system of moving through our Great City for the future Public exhibitions explaining the project are being held on both sides of the river to update local residents on the status of the project and the work that is currently being undertaken and to give them the opportunity to explore the project in more detail, ask questions and provide feedback at this early stage. The images used at the presentation follow:
Liveable City Seminar: Cycling and Connectivity A New Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge for London Nine Elms Pimlico Bridge: A Sustainable Approach Presentation by: Robin Snell and Partners
Queen Louise Bridge, Copenhagen and Blackfriars Bridge, London (1935)
18 th Century Chelsea and Battersea looking towards the City (Farrington, 1793)
18 th Century City of Westminster - Spires and Towers locate public buildings and places (Kip, 1720)
City of London looking across Old London Bridge - London s First Bridge (Undated, Watermen s Hall)
Cirkelbroen Bridge, Copenhagen Inderhavnsbro Bridge, Copenhagen Cykelslangen and Bryggebroen Bridges, Copenhagen
Odense, Denmark
Gateshead Millennium Bridge Peace Bridge, Derry, Northern Ireland Millennium Bridge, London
Battersea Power Station, London (c1950)
Nine Elms on the South Bank and Battersea Power Station, London (c2020)
Extract from Mayor of London s Connecting the Capital (2015)
Air Pollution NO2 Levels Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data Crown Copyright. 2017. All rights reserved. License number 100019270. Contains public sector information Licensed under the open government License v.2.0. Data sourced from London Data Store at data.london.gov.uk
Personal Injury Accident Data - Pedestrians and Cyclists (TfL, 2011-16)
London s Population Growth Year 1991 Population 6.39 million 2001 7.17 million 2011 8.17 million 2017 8.82 million 2021 9.16 million 2031 9.87 million 2041 10.45 million Source: Historic Census Data and GLA Population Projections
Westminster Cycling Strategy Vision Nine Elms on South Bank Cycling Strategy To make Westminster a national leader in cycling provision, making it safer and more attractive for a greater number of people, from all backgrounds, to cycle more frequently Why? To improve public health To reduce congestion To improve air quality To improve access to jobs and services The Nine Elms on the South Bank Cycling Strategy represents the latest developments in London cycling policy and international best practice. It aims to make the area accessible for anyone seeking to use a bicycle as a means of transport. Extract from City of Westminster Cycling Strategy (2014) Extract from Cycling in Nine Elms on the South Bank (2016)
Quietways and Cycle Superhighways
Cycle Infrastructure
River Use and Vessel Tracks (May 2017)
Quietways and Shared Surfaces