Careful thought was given to the provision of new jobs as well as new homes with the vision seeking to apply a ratio of 1 job per economically active person. Due to the scale of the site, a strategy of providing a main centre, positioned centrally within the site and three satellite local centres is proposed. The focus was to understand the important elements to allow a new community to thrive.
The vision worked to a transitional reduction in reliance on the private car and so whilst a road network was understood to satisfy current mobility trends, the layering of a grid for active travel and future public transport modes is absolutely crucial as society’s mobility needs change.