FOSTER VS FARRELL
Farrell’s vision for Old Oak Common would see the enhancement of existing transport networks.
discussions are taking place. “Twenty-first century planning in the UKmust be based on makingwhatwe already have work by adding and reinforcing rather than spending billions of pounds demolishing one set of interconnecting infrastructures in order to build another,” Farrell says. Unlike Foster’s plans, Farrell’s
proposals have beenwidely supported by local authorities and
communities.Councillor StephenGreenhalgh, Hammersmith and Fulham council leader says: “HS2 is the fastestway to delivermuch needed newhomes, jobs and opportunities in one of London’s poorest areas aswell as adding much needed capacity to our creaking rail network.”
KEY FEATURES:
• Farrell claims his Park Royal City vision for Old Oak Common provides amassive, once in a lifetime regeneration of brownfield land in one of themost deprived parts of West London.
• Farrellwas commissioned by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulhamto explore the potential for urban regeneration and growth around the proposed Crossrail and High Speed 2 rail interchange at Park Royal and Old Oak Common.
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• Of the scale of Canary Wharf, Farrell’s visionwould see 500 hectares ofWest London transformed.
• The super hubwould link High Speed 2 connectivity fromthe North to the Great Western andWest CoastMain Lines, Crossrail,West and North London Lines, Bakerloo and Central Underground lines, HeathrowExpress, A40 and North Circular Routes.
• Itwould also properly link four of the nation’smajor airports to the high-speed rail network for the first time. Heathrowwould be just 11 minutes away,with three other key airportswithin 30 minutes travel time.
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