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 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 home zone.
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 project review is now available for download, this looks back on the last two years work as well as towards the final year of the pilot project.
A pocket guide and additional design information sheets are also 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.
Meet the team
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Mirabai Ruskin (Project Officer) For all general enquiries Email: mira.ruskin@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0207 017 2364 |
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Mo McManus (Project Officer - Community Involvement) Email: mo.mcmanus@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0137 |
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Daniel Black (Project Officer - Street Design) Email: daniel.black@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0323 |
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Katherine Rooney (Senior Project Officer) |
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Alexandra Allen (Director) Email: alexandra.allen@sustrans.org.uk Tel: 0117 915 0320 |
Address: Sustrans, 2 Cathedral Square, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5DD
