Connecting the Amphitheatre

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Improving permeability (ease of movement) east-west through the Town Centre to enable pedestrians and cyclists to move freely and safely between the Roman amphitheatre and the Waterloo area will offer a wide range of wellbeing, environmental and tourism benefits.

There is the opportunity to build on the existing Roman grain of streets in the town centre, particularly the strong historic eastwest route along Querns Lane/Lewis Lane, which connected the Roman Verulamium Gate to the east and the Roman Bath Gate to the west.

To address the severance between the Town Centre and the Roman amphitheatre due to the Bristol Road/A429 dual carriageway, this route could be continued via a pedestrian and cyclist ‘Bridge link’. It would provide a safe, accessible route to the amphitheatre, encouraging sustainable travel, which could form the western portion of the wider east-west heritage/art/sculpture trail, noted in Principle 6.