CityLab Daily: The Quiet Revolution Coming to the City of London
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A view of the City of London from Bank junction and the Royal Exchange.
Photographer: Tom Skipp/Bloomberg
Last year, the City of London received a subtle but significant change: three new granite benches. The addition is part of a larger initiative to remake the city’s busy financial district, with plans to rip out roadways, install wider sidewalks, and create more bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly spaces.
For most of the 20th century, the district’s streets have been designed to service cars, trucks and taxis. Now, with most workers traveling in the City by bike and public transport, the area’s governing body wants to make it a more pleasant place to visit and linger, which could encourage workers to return to the office, Conrad Quilty-Harper reports. Today on CityLab: The Radical Changes Coming to the City of London