Bourges Boulevard is part of a major ring road around Peterborough, forming a key gateway into the city.
Atkins was commissioned by Peterborough City Council to redesign the pedestrian areas of Bourges Boulevard and create better connections between Peterborough train station and the city centre as part of a £4m improvement scheme.
The design proposals looked to encourage development within this area, enhance the visual appearance of a major city gateway and improve the provision of pedestrian and cycle facilities along and across the Boulevard.
The main outcome was to enhance the aesthetic quality of the street. This has been achieved by the introduction of large-scale street trees, a distinctive new paving arrangement and a suite of new street furniture including lighting and cor-ten planters.
Other measures included narrowing of the carriageway and the introduction of two 10m-wide toucan crossings to provide easy ground-level connections to the city centre.