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Square Mile bosses launch ‘Windy City’ guidance

By 2019-08-20T06:00:00

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New policy aims to minimise impact of tall buildings on cyclists and pedestrians

The City of London has published a new set of guidance aimed at limiting the impact of new high-rise development on people at street level.

Claimed by the corporation as the “UK’s first wind microclimate guidelines for new development”, the rules set new standards for the effects of tall buildings on pedestrians and cyclists.

The move follows concern over the effects of Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie Talkie on street-level wind conditions and, more dramatically, the long-running saga of Aedas’ 112m-tall Bridgewater Place tower in Leeds.

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