A £1.8m fund will support ‘weird and wonderful’ use of London’s streets and public spaces, mayor Boris Johnson has announced.
Aiming to transform use of public spaces in the capital, Transport for London’s (TfL) Future Streets Incubator Fund will support innovative new street layouts submitted by the capital’s boroughs, Business Improvement Districts and community groups.
Some £600,000 will be provided to pilot projects over a three-year period, with two thirds of the cash being reallocated from existing TfL budgets.
‘This fund will spark the imagination of people and organisations across our city. Anything and everything will be considered, however weird and wonderful,’ Johnson said.
‘We want to harness the creativity of Londoners and put their ingenuity on the map.’
Focus will be given to new green spaces, support for sustainable transport, experimental street layouts and alternative use of roads.
While TfL is currently supporting a number of creative street-scene pilot projects, the Incubator Fund will see available funding tripled.
TfL’s managing director of planning, Michele Dix, said: ‘Whether it's about technological capability, street layouts, new types of infrastructure, vehicles on the road or the way we use streets through the day, week or year, the Future Streets Incubator will help to develop, support, and pilot potential solutions to transform London’s streets and make them places for Londoners to enjoy.’
