Walthamstow is the strategic and physical heart of the Borough of Waltham Forest, providing a focus for commercial, retail and entertainment in the area. It is considered a major centre in the Mayor's London Plan. The existing town centre shopping area is to be extended and refurbished with new entrances, new graphics, changes to the tenant mix and improved catering. It will interface with a new bus station and underground station link and surrounding public open space will be creatively upgraded.