The main objective of the project is the transformation of the designated
sections of Tverskaya Street into a more liveable urban environment.
Today, the pedestrian visitor strolling on the narrow sidewalks, appears
to be situated within an ‘urban canyon’, comprising street facades
of 30 meter height and a ground surface of 70% asphalt. The approach
for upgrading the Tverskaya streetscape focuses foremost on the improvement
of the pedestrian environment and the creation of areas with a sincere
quality of urban street life.
Zoning
of sidewalk area. Generally, the sidewalk is divided into a ‘walking
area’ and a ‘green margin’, both varying in width and programming.
The walking area comprises a pavement of natural stones that are equally
used in half-open pavements applied within the green margin. Creation
of green ‘stepping stones’ at traffic intersections. The intersections
of Tverskaya Street with the local street network are transformed
into ‘pocket parks’. They form a kind of green stepping stones for
the pedestrian route along Tverskaya and provide a spatial enrichment
for the Tverskaya profile. These additional spaces give the opportunity
to plant trees within parts of the profile restricted to do so, giving
a sensation in the perception of the urban space both for pedestrians
and car drivers. Reorganisation of traffic flows. The
introduction of pocket parks, occupying street intersections, requires
a reorganisation of the existing traffic flows. The intervention anticipates
on the present traffic organisation of Tverskaya Street and adds a
new graduation within the sequence of existing traffic patterns.