Traffic and Pedestrian Issues
Night-time traffic surveys carried by Westminster Council (www3.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/.../SOHO_ENTS_SPG_july_2006.pdf) between 10pm and 4am indicate that Old Compton Street, Dean Street, and Frith Street experienced the highest levels of traffic within the Soho area.
The busiest location was Old Compton Street between the junctions with Dean and Frith Street, which experienced ‘medium’ levels of traffic for four of the six hours of the survey, including between 2am and 4am.
Westminster Council stated that the narrow footways can become very congested at night, particularly at weekends, with people drinking in the street, eating outside takeaways, queuing at entertainment venues or to use bank ATMs, and people passing through the area. There are a number of premises with tables and chairs located on restricted pavement areas and this can cause a conflict between pedestrians and traffic.
In order to satisfactorily accommodate the number of visitors to the area, a campaign was established early in 2010 (www.savingsoho.co.uk) seeking to implement pedestrian priority works in this sensitive historic area.
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