From early 2006, Leicester City Council has been working on its 'Streets + Spaces' three year improvement programme to develop the streets and spaces in the city centre.

 

Streets + Spaces include creating a new bus corridor to the north of the city centre; pedestrianising High Street, Clock Tower, Market Place approach the Lanes area and Market Street.

 

Many streets will also be rebulit to a new high quality standard, using granite paving, new street furniture and designs which will create clean, uncluttered streets and spaces.

 

The next and final stages of the project include:

 

 

 

This work is being carried out to support the huge investment in regeneration and construction, and in conjunction with the development of Highcross Leicester (the extended Shires Shopping Centre); creating a large traffic free area, which will be safe and pollution free - making visiting the city centre a pleasure and complementing the new shopping centre.