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RESULTS ALLEY LINKS STREET SURVEY
STREET SURVEY
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7 questions + Which of the alleys do you use most + How often do you use it? + Where do you usually come from and go to? + What do you like about the alleys? + What do you dislike about the alleys? + How do you think the alleys could be improved? + Which part of the alleys should be improved first?
USE – TOTAL NUMBERS COUNTED
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Three primary routes, while the other alleys are little used
FLOW PATTERNS Steady flow through Holcombe Road, while flow reverses on Factory Lane and Stoneleigh Road from morning to evening
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Light
Dark
USE - FREQUENCY
The alleys are an important part of people’s everyday routes
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Locals (N17)
Non-Locals
LIKES – NUMBERS PER ALLEY
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Low number of alley-specific likes given approximately 100 interviewees
Likes mentioned in general: 51
LIKES – DETAILS
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A lack of characteristic features apart from the market
LIKES – HOLCOMBE ROAD MARKET “I love the market“
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Holcombe Road mentions of Likes (6%) are low compared to use (69%)
“It is a pillar of the community“
DISLIKES – NUMBERS PER ALLEY
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The number of dislikes is almost 2x the number of likes Brook Street stands out negatively, especially because of drinking and drugs
general dislikes = 94
DISLIKES – FEELING OF SAFETY
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Dislikes revolve around the paramount issue of safety
DISLIKES – FEELING OF SAFETY
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More than 1/2 of men and 2/3 of women do not feel safe in the alleys
“If you bump into people, they are more likely to be aggressive in the alleys“
SAFETY – INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE ALLEYS “Things have improved since the riots“
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The ‘before and after the riots’ story doesn’t seem to be supported by the data
Source: www.police.uk
“All the trouble makers are in prison“
IMPROVEMENT - NUMBERS
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Holcombe Road the most thought about alley: 1st in likes, 2nd in dislikes, 1st in improvements
ADAMS SUTHERLAND’S WORK ON HOLCOMBE ROAD + Pedestrianisation of Holcombe Road + Market stalls against walls of shops + extra market stalls
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+ New design of market stalls
IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL
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General improvement sugges8ons correlate directly with topics in dislikes
INTERPRETATIVE IMPROVEMENTS PER ALLEY
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Alley-specific suggestions largely similar to general suggestions, though Brook Street playground mentioned by several interviewees
IMPROVEMENT – SENSE OF COMMUNITY
“It‘s like we‘re a lost town. It only comes alive around here when Spurs are playing“
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“We look out for one another more than in any place I‘ve been“
More events… more music… something for the kids… bring people together
WAY FORWARD
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It would be valuable to move away from the direct correlation between problems and improvement ideas (dark-light, dirtyclean and so on) and to look for ways in which the alleys could contribute more broadly to local people’s needs and aspirations.