King Street Bristol Pedestrianisation Landscape, Urban England shared space
King Street Pedestrianisation Bristol
27 June 2020
King Street Pedestrianisation Bristol landscape
Design: LDA Design
Bristol?s historic King Street to be transformed
One of Bristol’s most iconic streets is set for transformation on 4 July, after a successful campaign for pedestrianisation.

From 4 July, historic King Street will be free from motor vehicles along its entire length, creating a new open space and place to socialise in the heart of the city.
The temporary removal of traffic enables far more outside seating for bars and cafés, to give them the chance to recover their losses following the C-19 pandemic. Temporarily pedestrianising the street also provides a large flexible new space outside the Bristol Old Vic theatre for outdoor performances.
LDA Design helped local traders to reimagine the 17th century street as a place for socially distanced eating, drinking and performance. Clare Wilks of LDA Design comments, ?Permission for temporary closure was secured within days – this was fast, thoughtful work by Bristol City Council. The move fits with a wider strategy to pedestrianise the old streets of the city centre, making Bristol a safer and healthier place for residents, workers and visitors and making it far easier and more pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists to get around. For King Street, we are using attractive timber cones initially to define the space, and planters ...