The political economy of streetspace reallocation projects: Aldgate Square and Bank Junction, London

Streetspace reallocation projects are often difficult to plan and implement, attracting great controversy with residents other actors. This paper considers two streetspace projects, in Aldgate Square Bank Junction, London. 15 in-depth interviews used explore the competing discourses on each project. The analysis covers different viewpoints perceived problems opportunities, project impacts effectiveness, distribution of benefits, technical assessment, participatory processes resulting sanctioned discourse. Using NVivo software, it examines language by actors process.