The coronavirus pandemic has evidenced the need for providing streets, parks and pedestrian-friendly public spaces to improve people’s health and quality of life. Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion have contested the democratic role of public spaces, demanding for a city that truly responds to the climate crisis, reconsiders representation in the public realm, and ensures equal access to all Londoners.
In 2022 this new Panel will focus on safety, diversity and wellbeing in the public realm; accessibility to and management of green and blue open spaces; and best practice in placemaking through new and existing public places that support London’s recovery and resilience.
Frank Anatole, Principal Architect, Network Rail
Philip Askew, Director Landscape and Placemaking, Peabody
Michael Cowdy, Director, McGregor Coxall
Simon Glynn, Assistant Director City Public Realm, City of London Corporation
Pippa Gueterbock, Head of Area Regeneration, Wood Green, London Borough of Haringey
Peter Heath, Design Director Public Realm, Atkins
Ruth Lin Wong Holmes, Design Principal, Landscape & Public Realm, London Legacy Development Corporation
Cannon Ivers, Director LDA Design
Dan Johnson, Special Projects Advisor, Placemaking London
Matias Piazza, Senior Urban Designer, Farrells LL
Hazel Rounding, Director, Shedkm (chair)
Simon Ryan, Projects Director, Ballymore
Binki Taylor, Partner, Brixton Project and Member, Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm
Kathryn Timmins, Senior Project Officer, Regeneration Team, Greater London Authority
Jamie Webb, Head of EMEA, Benoy