The council has launched a public engagement exercise on the Low Line Wayfinding Strategy which will explore how to make it easier, safer and more enjoyable to use the areas along the railway viaduct running from Nine Elms to Waterloo.
Lambeth’s vision for the Low Line, launched in 2024 and co-commissioned with the London Borough of Wandsworth, won the 2024 New London Architecture ‘Masterplans & Area Strategies’ category. The council has now allocated Section 106 funding – secured from the developers of new building projects in North Lambeth – to turn the vision into reality as part of its inclusive growth agenda.
The funding will be used to design and deliver wayfinding improvements that extend the concept of the Low Line. The project will deliver artwork, lighting and greening interventions that celebrate the history of the railway viaducts, signpost routes and connections, link cultural and community assets, improve public safety and support the existing and future small businesses within the 300 railway arches.
The council has commissioned Brixton-based architecture practice CarverHaggard to lead a multi-disciplinary team including We Rise, Europa, Light Follows Behaviour and Robert Bray Associates to develop the Wayfinding Strategy. This will be done in collaboration with stakeholders including The Arch Company, Vauxhall One and We Are Waterloo Business Improvement Districts, Network Rail and local residents and businesses.
To ensure local voices are heard, the team has developed and launched an engagement plan, in partnership with the council. This asks residents, workers, students, visitors and local businesses to Have Your Say and complete a Low Line Wayfinding survey via this link. Businesses will be able to give their views here. There will be more information on upcoming ways to get involved, including drop-in events and a Night Walk later this month.
Word from the cabinet
Cllr Marcia Cameron, Lambeth’s Cabinet Member for Economic Inclusion said “It is very exciting to see Lambeth’s Low Line vision become a reality through a project designed to improve the job creating and placemaking qualities of the railway viaduct through collaboration with local organisations, businesses and residents.
“This project embodies the council’s approach to inclusive growth by working with local people to bring about positive change in their local environment.”
