Elephant Trail greenway

A summary of design decisions for the greenway/cycleway through the site:
- pedestrians and cyclists will have priority along the whole of the route;
- there will also be strictly limited vehicle access (for deliveries, access to businesses, houses, etc.);
- the route should have a large amount of planting, including trees wherever possible;
- planting palette should be consistent for the whole route, although exact combinations may vary from place to place;
- there could be a red and gold theme to the planting inspired by images of theatres;
- the surface should also be the same along the whole route (coloured?) to help define the route's identity;
- we also propose using the elephant as a recurring theme along the route - this could include murals, elephant images on the pavement, benches or other street furniture (play features) that looks like elephants or parts of elephants (e.g. the trunk), or elephant 'sculptures'; some of the elephants would be large and obvious, others could be small and hidden, so people have to look carefully to find them  - everyone enjoys a 'treasure' hunt!
 One of our inspirations for this was the 'Elephant Parade' in London last year (and this year's similar Big Egg hunt) where 260 decorated elephants were placed all over the city...

www.elephantparadelondon.org