The findings from the workshop – in addition to further responses from residents, active travel groups, businesses and developers – will inform policy proposals for the future of the Thames Path in Royal Greenwich.
Greenwich has the biggest river frontage of any London borough. Development of the borough over the next decade will inevitably lead to significant population growth.
According to the Council’s project mission statement, the “benefits to reviewing the Thames Path are numerous, including; promoting active travel, the transport strategy and modal shift; promoting healthy lifestyles and improving public health; promoting the local and tourist economy; strengthening the regeneration of the waterfront to integrate the path; improving the quality of life for all Royal Greenwich residents.”
The workshop was organised by Royal Borough of Greenwich Cllr Maisie Richards Cottell and Prof Ed Wall, University of Greenwich, Spatial and Digital Ecologies. It was supported by the Spatial and Digital Ecologies research centre in the Institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments.
For three years, the Masters Landscape Architecture programmes at the University of Greenwich have been teaching New Coasts, which explores the future of the tidal Thames and the North Sea.
This year the BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture students have also been developing designs for the Thames Path in Greenwich.
Ed Wall said:
“It has been a fantastic opportunity for the landscape architecture students to inform policy-based decisions and especially about landscapes that the university campus is part of.”
Cllr Maisie Richards Cottell said:
“This was an incredibly energising workshop with great insight offered from the landscape architects who gave their time and expertise. I’m very grateful to Ed for working with me on this work and the University of Greenwich for hosting and supporting us; it has been a great collaboration between the university and local council.’
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Pictured: Ed Wall (foreground) and Maisie Richards Cottell (background) show guests along the Thames Path
