Exhibition Road is home to some of the world’s leading cultural institutions. However, the area does not currently reflect its rich heritage of innovation and creativity.
The area is dominated by heavy traffic. Car parking along both sides of Exhibition Road and the middle of the carriageway make visibility poor and parked coaches often block the road, causing congestion.
Narrow four metre wide pavements cannot accommodate the 10 million visitors to the Exhibition Road area each year, which means that the area is unsafe and unwelcoming to pedestrians.
The great success of free admission to the national museums has nearly doubled the visitor numbers of the three major South Kensington institutions alone, so improving the outdoor space and accessibility of the area has become an urgent priority.
In spite of South Kensington Station being among the busiest in London, used by 30 million people a year, it is one of the least accessible in the city. The Council is working with Transport for London to address this situation and bring about much needed improvements to the underground station and to introduce new bus services to the Exhibition Road area to increase accessibility.
Current car congestion
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