Public Realm

View article City centre streets to benefit from new public realm designs

City centre streets to benefit from new public realm designs

20th December 2023

Hull City Council has today (Wednesday 20 December) published a decision record that will award a contract for the design and project management of improvements to a number of city centre streets. LDA Design Consulting Ltd will be responsible for the delivery of detailed designs covering Princes Dock Street, Humber Dock Street and High Street […]

View article City centre improvements continue during coronavirus measures

City centre improvements continue during coronavirus measures

21st April 2020

Work to improve Hull’s public realm continues with contractors and workers following guidance from Government and Public Health England. Contractors are at four sites – Paragon Interchange, Ferensway, Prospect Street and the Maritime Museum – working in small groups with workers maintaining two-metre distances between each other. Workers have been supplied with face masks and […]

View article Work to ramp up access to popular museum is well underway

Work to ramp up access to popular museum is well underway

21st February 2020

Work to install new steps and access ramp to the entrance of Hull’s Maritime Museum is well under way. As part of the third phase of the public realm improvements, these enhancements are expected to take 10 weeks to complete, using the same York stone to match the current building sources from Yorkshire. With support […]

View article Works to city centre pedestrian areas start on Monday

Works to city centre pedestrian areas start on Monday

13th January 2020

Improvements to pedestrian areas in the city centre will begin on Monday 13 January. The third phase of the public realm work will see improvements to areas including Brook Street and Prospect Street and improve links with Paragon Interchange, St Stephen’s shopping centre, Prospect Centre and the Albion Square development. The first start on site […]

View article Hull’s barriers are back – but only for a short time

Hull’s barriers are back – but only for a short time

30th September 2019

Minor repair works of Hull’s newly paved streets will get under way on Tuesday 1 October, with work scheduled for Paragon Square, Jameson Street, King Edward Street, Queen Victoria Square, Whitefriargate and Humber Street. Residents and visitors will see a return of orange barriers to the city centre, but only for the duration of the […]

View article Watch: Do you know how fountains in Queen Victoria Square are controlled?

Watch: Do you know how fountains in Queen Victoria Square are controlled?

9th September 2019

The fountains in Queen Victoria Square are one of the city centre’s most popular features. They were installed in 2017 as part of the city’s transformational public realm works. But did you know that all of this is controlled through an app? The height, speed and colour of the jets can be altered – and […]

View article £1.2m improvements planned for Hull city centre

£1.2m improvements planned for Hull city centre

6th September 2019

Hull City Council is set invest a further £1.2 million into public realm improvements in the city centre. The investment will improve areas on Brook Street and Prospect Street and improve links with St Stephen’s shopping centre, Prospect Centre and the proposed Albion Square development. Councillor Daren Hale, portfolio holder for regeneration and economic investment, […]

View article Cycling welcome in Hull city centre

Cycling welcome in Hull city centre

1st July 2019

Hull City Council welcomes cycling in the city centre and is committed to continuing to improve cycling infrastructure in the city. As part of the city centre’s Public Realm improvements in 2017 several areas, including parts of Prospect Street, King Edward Street, Jameson Street, Whitefriargate, Princes Dock Street, Humber Street and Humber Dock Street, were […]