The Cut
What's happened at The Cut?
A sustainable, innovative refurbishment making The Cut one of the greenest and cleanest streets in London launched on March 11 2008.
Running from Southwark tube station westwards to Waterloo Road, The Cut has become a lively and thriving part of London, with an array of local shops, bars and restaurants, and, with the Old Vic, the Young Vic and the newly refurbished National Theatre Annexe along the same road, is also an important cultural spot.
Southwark Council has worked with Cross River Partnership, Lambeth Council and Transport for London to make this happen.
Facelift for The Cut
The facelift includes
- The widening of the pedestrian walkway
- Traffic calming measures
- Reduced street furniture
- Over 50 new trees of three different species
- New seating installed
- Potential space for outdoor dining
- New commercial waste system to improve the aesthetics along The Cut by removing unsightly bins
The £3m regeneration scheme will benefit from a number of sustainable initiatives
- Rubble removed from the site is being recycled by the contractor into material for road construction
- New lighting will be significantly more energy efficient
- Parking metres are all solar powered
The Waterloo Green Trust, and a group of local residents, will turn some of the redundant areas near The Cut into thriving green spaces, some of which will be turned over to food growing.
Raised platforms will make the road a self enforcing 20mph zone and 35 new cycle racks will encourage people to travel to this increasingly popular destination by bike. Local firms are also being encouraged to develop sustainable travel plans for their staff on their way to work, such as walking and cycling.
