Join us for a visit to Roman Road, where we'll discuss how councils, communities, and designers can work together to create meaningful, long-lasting change on the high street.
This session is a collaboration with the GLA's High Street Place Labs programme and will be followed by a problem solving workshop with Mayor’s Design Advocates and GLA team members on hand. We will focus on practical application of co-design practices to projects you are delivering - you will be asked to bring a current project or challenge to discuss during the workshop.
Join us to
- Hear from the Roman Road Trust around their model for citizen-led high street regeneration
- Explore lessons from public works on the Bow Neighbourhood Common and the Common Room, and hear from Roman Road LDN about the importance of local journalism in supporting a local high street offer.
- Discuss how participatory and co-design models can be used to build strong relationships with local businesses, discussing how community relationships can be nurtured over long periods.
The event will take place in two parts:
- 10:00-11:30 - Visit to Roman Road. Meet at Roman Road and Parnell Road crossing, Bow, London E3 2RW
- 11:30-13:30 - High Street Place Lab Workshop. Meet at Roman Road Adventure Playground, 48 Hewlett Rd, Bow, London E3 5NA
Who should attend?
This event will take place in-person and is for Local Authority officers only. If this event sells out, we will limit attendees to one officer for each borough. Notes will be circulated via our Teams platform following the event.
Travel
The nearest stations are Bow Road, (District, Circle, Hammersmith and City Lines) and Mile End (Central, District, Circle, Hammersmith and City Lines). Plan your journey with Transport for London’s tube and rail map.
There are many local bus routes stopping near the Blue Market, including the 8, 276 and 488. Plan your journey with Transport for London’s bus routes.
There are cycle hoops on Roman Road, including near the adventure playground entrance.
Access
The closest station with step-free access is Bromley By Bow (Circle, District, Hammersmith and City Lines). Blue Badge holders are able to park on Parnell Road (visit) or Hewlett Road (Place Lab).
Please let us know if you have any access needs at hsn@ja-projects.com so that we can make sure you are accommodated.
The event will be Relaxed, meaning you are welcome to leave and re-enter, tic and move around.
Refreshments
Light refreshments will be served. Please help us to minimise waste by bringing your own water bottle.
About the High Street Classroom
The High Street Classroom, part of the Mayor of London’s High Street Network, is a learning programme of events, activities and working groups. Treating London’s high streets as our classroom, we visit projects, and explore how to deliver good growth for Londoners through collaboration, innovation and shared practice.
For updates on future events, join the High Street Network mailing list.
Cover image by Tabitha Stapely
