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DIY Streets

DIY Streets helps residents to re-design their own streets affordably, putting people at their heart, and making them safer and more attractive places to live. DIY Streets a new pilot project launched by the Liveable Neighbourhoods team at Sustrans, takes an innovative approach to the original Dutch design of home zones offering community-led alternatives in a cost effective manner. The project works with local communities to help residents develop low-cost capital solutions to making their streets safer and more attractive, aiming to find simple interventions and materials which can be both effective and durable.

The approach is initially being piloted in eleven communities, with the intention of becoming replicable on a national scale in the near future, delivering the benefits of people friendly streets at a fraction of the typical cost of a homezone.

Playing in a liveable neighbourhood

The project is funded by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Transport for London and local partners. Sustrans is also grateful for the support of Savoy Computing Services Ltd, who have provided AutoTrack software, training and technical support for the programme.

A pocket guide and additional design information sheets are now available. They offer advice and tips to those wishing to apply the DIY Streets approach to their own street.

If you would like further information on the pilot programme please download our information sheet.

The eleven DIY Streets have been selected and work started, for more information please see Current DIY Streets Projects.

Recruiting artists now!

We are currently looking to commission two local artists or craftspersons to look closely at the architecture and environment of two Hackney streets and to work with the residents and DIY Streets team (including the urban designer) on developing an artistic feature within the new street layout. If you are interested in applying please download the artists' briefs here. Deadline Friday 17th October 2008.

Download Clapton Terrace, Hackney - artist's brief (pdf)

Download Brooke/Evering Road Junction, Hackney - artist's brief (pdf)

Meet the team

	Mirabai Ruskin (Project Assistant) For all general enquiries Email: liveableneighbourhoods@sustrans.org.uk or mira.ruskin@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0244
	Mo McManus (Project Officer - Community Involvement) Email: mo.mcmanus@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0137
	Daniel Black (Project Officer - Street Design) Email: daniel.black@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0323
	Alexandra Allen (Senior Project Officer) Email: alexandra.allen@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0320