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Following our field trip to the Lower Lea Valley in May, which looked at how the CRT maintains, funds and manages uses along their sections of London’s waterways, FoL invited the CRT to facilitate a workshop exploring some of the challenges – and opportunities – that arise when designing with water.
Built environment practitioners recognise that urban waterways are valuable for wellbeing, local economies, ecology, transport and more. FoL’s roundtable asked what’s missing from current valuation processes and how to embed a more rounded concept of value in waterways-related projects.
Incorporating both docks and the Thames, development around the Royal Docks has many opportunities to make use of spaces on or near water. The Royal Docks Team outlined some of their ambitions during a recent field trip.
Our 20 June conference brought together public, private, and third sector organisations with an interest in London’s waterways to share ideas to better manage and benefit from London’s canals, rivers, docks, and wetlands.
There’s boatloads of potential to use the Thames to move more people and goods. We explored options for delivery during a Tower Pier to Tilbury boat trip in June with the Port of London Authority, Port of Tilbury, and Thames Clippers.
After years of disuse, Paddington basin is being reinvigorated. We visited the area to learn how a multi-developer project is putting the Grand Union Canal front and centre in redevelopment.
Future London Leaders Round 21 wrapped up on 12 June with the group presenting their ‘Proposals for London’ based on the theme of Waterways.
With a vast network of waterways in London, how does the Canal & River Trust manage a range of uses on and near water? A field trip to the Lower Lea with FLL21 investigates.
The Lea Valley is home to London’s largest opportunity areas, an extensive network of biodiverse waterways, boatloads of activities. How do they all square up?
In two of Camden’s busiest neighbourhoods, King’s Cross and Camden Town, the Regent’s Canal provides a scenic backdrop for popular markets and public spaces. Despite the bustle of these neighbourhoods, the canal link between the two is relatively tranquil. For LB Camden, this is by design. On 27 March, FLL21 … Read more