Towpath Design Guide - Canal & River Trust
Towpath Design Guide - Canal & River Trust
Towpath Design Guide - Canal & River Trust
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development & design process<br />
In some locations a 1.2 to 1.8m wide surfaced path may be desirable.<br />
The inclusion of a 1m wide waterside verge (shown here as grass) has a twofold benefit of providing a<br />
continuous strip of land for ecological purposes as well as a safe refuge area for users to step on to if<br />
required (for example when different users meet the verge becomes useable as a passing place - for<br />
instance when a walker or cyclist meets a wheelchair user).<br />
(Image courtesy of Sustrans)<br />
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BW <strong>Towpath</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>lines<br />
Version 1 - January 2012
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