Urban Jungles Pilot Project

The Urban Jungles Study highlighted ten schemes, which could be progressed in more detail, mostly on publicly owned sites.

Funding was raised for a small public space pilot project on Tib Street, which was completed in May 2002.courtesy of grant funding from the North West Development Agency and Mersey basin campaign. The main elements of the project are:

• The creation of a small useable public space with improved surface treatments to the existing paving (resin bound gravel aggregates) with a stone plinth for use during music festivals in the Northern Quarter and for seating and innovative ‘greening’ elements.
• The materials make reference to the river Tib from which Tib Street takes its’ name. A commemorative inscription to highlight this has been commissioned on the stone plinth by artist John Cattan.
• An extended area of steps creates access to the lower level and promotes a flow of people through the space, taking people away from the constricted narrow pavement access at the side of Hilton Street.
• Two semi-mature trees at the lower level.
• Climbing plants trained on cables up the side of the car park.
• Green roofing system using a SEDUM cladding system on the substation.

Hopefully this will be the first of several small public spaces implemented from the Urban Jungles study.

[click to view image of pilot project site: one | two]

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