Trinity Streetscape

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GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY This highly successful streetscape scheme was implemented as part of Manchester City Councils Housing Investment Framework Following a facelift scheme for terraced properties on six residential roads, a quality street environment was designed and constructed to transform a previously run down neighbourhood Complementing the investment made in the housing stock refurbishment a more attractive and safer neighbourhood has been realised through: Renewing the footways and carriageways Constructing build outs with street trees Creating defensible space with railings Reducing traffic speeds through layout and visual materials Introducing areas of high quality paving at key junctions PROJECT NAME Trinity Streetscaping CLIENT Manchester City Council CONTRACT VALUE £1,166,475 COMPLETION June 2009 DESIGN TEAM Groundwork MSSTT MCC Highway Services “It’s most rewarding to see how this scheme has improved our area, which makes it so much more pleasant. We feel proud of where we live“ Resident (Trinity Street) PROJECT SUMMARY For more information contact: Richard Clark [email protected] Groundwork MSSTT Timber Wharf 42 - 50 Worsley Street Castlefield Manchester M15 4LD Telephone 0161 220 1000 www.groundwork.org.uk/msstt TRINITY STREETSCAPING MOSTON, MANCHESTER LANDSCAPE DESIGN

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Following a facelift scheme for terraced properties on six residential roads, a quality street environment was designed and constructed to transform a previously run down neighbourhood

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GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY

This highly successful streetscape scheme was implemented as part of Manchester City Councils Housing Investment Framework

Following a facelift scheme for terraced properties on six residential roads, a quality street environment was designed and constructed to transform a previously run down neighbourhood

Complementing the investment made in the housing stock refurbishment a more attractive and safer neighbourhood has been realised through:

Renewing the footways and carriagewaysConstructing build outs with street treesCreating defensible space with railingsReducing traffic speeds through layout and visual

materialsIntroducing areas of high quality paving at key junctions

PROJECT THEME: ESTATE WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS

CLIENT: CITY SOUTH MANCHESTER HOUSING TRUST

CONTRACTOR: SOLUTIONS SK

CAPITAL BUDGET: £500,000

WORKS COMPLETED: JANUARY 2011

PROJECT NAME Trinity Streetscaping

CLIENT Manchester City Council

CONTRACT VALUE £1,166,475

COMPLETION June 2009

DESIGN TEAM Groundwork MSSTT MCC Highway Services

“It’s most rewarding to see how this scheme has improved our area, which makes it so much more pleasant. We feel proud of where we live“

Resident(Trinity Street)

PROJECT SUMMARY

For more information contact:Richard Clark

[email protected]

Groundwork MSSTTTimber Wharf

42 - 50 Worsley StreetCastlefield

ManchesterM15 4LD

Telephone 0161 220 1000www.groundwork.org.uk/msstt

TRINITY STREETSCAPINGMOSTON, MANChESTER

LANDSCAPE DESIGN