Blushing Snail is right - the Sydenham Road Improvement Scheme which is currently out for consultation has its roots in an urban design initiative worked up by the Sydenham Society called the Sydenham Gateway - this link here has some of the background:
http://www.sydenhamsociety.com/SydGateway.html
Not all of our ideas have been incorporated into the consultation - the idea of 'greening' the high street with trees has proved difficult because of underground cables and services - but some elements have and the proposals can be viewed at this link:
http://www.sydenham.org.uk/news_sydenham...tation.htm For those in SE26 the deadline for responses is June 2nd, and there is a workshop and public forum this Thursday evening at the Naborhood Centre, Sydenham Road, led by LBL's project manager Ian Plowright.
Also, from memory, Forest Hill did have some urban design initiatives around 7 years ago - new signage, barriers, footpaths and street furniture etc.