The Dame asked a few of her neighbours what they thought of Sloane Street since the improvements.
The unanimous view was worth the wait.
Sloane Street now has a very pleasant continental feel to it.
“ A pleasure to walk down”
“ Pity this approach to public space was not adopted for Exhibition Rd”
“Gives a feeling of a grand vista: before it all felt like a ‘main rd’
“Like the way it melds in with gardens”
“Is it my imagination, but have the speeding supercars gone since the overhaul?”
“ The bus stops are now much better position than on the old street”
Walking down Sloane Street is now a real pleasure.
The greater dividend for residents is that the £40 million costs were borne by Cadogan.
Even the cost and maintenance of the plants, trees etc will remain the responsibility of Cadogan.
The Dame has a long held view residents’ interests are better aligned with a long-term family owner rather than some Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund or, worse, a heavily profit driven public property company.
Anyway, the new look Sloane Street is a win for all
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