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Area Strategy – Objectives Increasing creasing Increasing access access access to to Open Open to Open Space Space Space Increasing Increasing Increasing access access access to to Nature Nature to Nature Increase access to open space, the Conserve landscape and the natural Managing Managing Managing Flood Flood Flood Risk Risk and Risk and Urban and Urban Urban Heat Heat Heat Making Making Making Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Travel Travel Travel Adapting to climate Island change Island Island Making sustainable Connections Connections travel Connections connections Green Belt and the urban fringe environment and increase access to nature 14 ? ? To improve the quantity and quality To improve visual and physical access To utilise the open space network to To improve connections to and of accessible open space and to to nature, especially in areas of help minimise flood risk and reduce between open spaces, to create an enable people to access it more easily, deficiency, through; the impact of the ‘heat island effect’ integrated network of green space. This especially in areas of deficiency, through; can be implemented through; through; - Ensuring connectivity of habitats along the Lea Valley and its tributaries - Increasing flood storage capacity - Completing the strategic north south - Overcoming physical barriers (i.e. to encourage a rich biodiversity to through increased open space cycle and pedestrian route down the waterways, railways, roads) to existing flourish provision within the flood zone, and Lea Valley to the Thames (e.g. Fatwalk and new open spaces - Strategic improvements to river Enhancing - Negotiating Enhancing Enhancing distinctive and distinctive enabling distinctive visitor access visitor visitor to courses Promoting Promoting including Promoting healthy healthy naturalisation, healthy living living living estinations destinations open destinations space and where and boosting and boosting access boosting to the the visitor land the visitor is visitor canalisation, habitat creation, species currently restricted economy economy economy by the landowner re-introduction, and improved (e.g. utility companies) management regimes of the water where appropriate the de-canalisation Promoting of Promoting watercourses Promoting sustainable sustainable (e.g. sustainable The Olympic food food food Park, Monatague production production Recreation production Ground and Moselle Park) - Reducing water run off by promoting project) - Extending Skills Skills and Skills and enhancing and Training and Training cycle Training routes (e.g. Sustran’s Greenways) through the open space network - Developing pedestrian and cycles - Completing the strategic north south network and surrounding landscapes the installation of green roofs and routes through the Green Belt as a recreational route down the Lea Valley - Identification and protection of sustainable urban drainage through major sustainable transport route to the Thames, through the Olympic natural resources and the habitats development policies - Improving routes from urban centres Park and the Lea River Park of protected species, and, where non - Changing management regimes and transport hubs to the open space - Developing interconnected and linear disruptive, enabling access to currently of amenity open space to cope with network parks along existing watercourses inaccessible sites increased drought conditions and - Capitalising on the routes of such as Pymmes, Salmons, Turkey, & - Optimising the ecological value of increase areas of street tree cover, and watercourses to create characterful Moselle Brookes, and the New River sites of nature conservation natural plantscapes to provide shade pedestrian and cycle routes - Ensuring all opportunities offered importance, especially in Special and combat the ‘heat island effect’ - Delivering new pedestrian and cycle through redevelopment of the urban Protection Areas such as Walthamstow - Utilising the potential of flood defence routes across existing infrastructural fabric, particularly existing industrial Reserviors, and William Girling and King structures to create paths and improve barriers areas (e.g. Meridian Water), optimise George V Reservoirs access to currently inaccessible open - Developing routes into and across access to and the interface with the - Developing public facilities and space (e.g. flood relief channel) the Lea Valley for neighbouring open space network activities which encourage public communities - Developing a network of routes within understanding and engagement with - Negotiating access to existing routes the open space spine that offer users a the natural resources in their vicinity that are currently inaccessible range of recreational opportunities and - Building upon existing walking routes experiences and trails such as the Capital Ring, The - Improving signage and wayfinding to London Loop, the Lea Valley Walk, the enable access to and movement within Thames Path the Lea Valley Pathway & the open space network Eastern Side Walk
Increasing ncreasing creasing Area Increasing Strategy access access to – Open Objectives to Open Space Space Increasing Increasing access access to Nature to Nature Managing Managing Flood Flood Risk and Risk Urban and Urban Heat Heat Making Making Sustainable Travel Travel Island Island Connections Enhancing Enhancing distinctive distinctive visitor visitor Promoting Promoting healthy healthy living living Promoting Promoting sustainable sustainable food food estinations Enhancing destinations and distinctive boosting and boosting visitor the visitor the visitor Promote healthy living destinations economy and economy boosting the visitor economy Promote production sustainable production production food production To improve the quality and range of visitor destinations to attract visitors from near and far through; - Improving and publicising existing visitor attractions, facilities, and amenities including nature reserves, golf courses, an ice rink, equestrian centre, football and atheltics stadia, scenic walking routes, heritage features (e.g Trent Country Park, Lordship Rec) - Promoting the inherent characteristics of the Lea Valley, with its varied natural and artificial landscapes, as a visitor destination (e.g. Walthamstow Reservoirs) - Encouraging local organisations to maximise the potential of current facilities and introduce new activities within the existing open space network - Encouraging the coordination of diverse and complementary programmes and facilities by various authorities, landowners, and organistaions - Encouraging and facilitating the organisation of events by local communities - Offering activities such as festivals and open days to encourage a sense of place, ownership and shared local identity To ensure that the green space network within the area supports the development of healthy communities through; - Improving existing and creating new playspaces and sports facilities within the open space network. (e.g outdoor gym at Oakhill Park) - Improving the access to the Lea Valley and Green Belt for healthy recreational opportunities, including walking, gardening, cycling, rowing, horse riding - Maximising the opportunity for the Lea Valley to become a focal point for sustainable urban neighbourhoods such as the new eco-development at Meridian Water - Encouraging the use of sustainable travel connections - Identifying areas of health inequality and obesity in relation to the openspace network, and improving access to open space for those in most need - Providing suitable facilities and activities for the local demographic such as sports facilities for young people and easily negotiable routes for the elderly To build upon the presence of existing productive landscapes within the Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge area through; - Improving the quality and facilities of existing allotment sites - Creating new food growing opportunities, allotment sites and community gardens within the open space network - Encouraging and enabling social enterprise schemes - Looking for opportunities to extend the provision by exploring possibilities for creating other productive landscapes including coppicing, fish ponds, watercress beds ? ? Skills Skills and Training and Training Promote green skills and sustainable design, management and maintenance To develop green space and green infrastructure sector skills in order to maintain a high quality green space network and support London’s transition to the low carbon economy through; - Engaging the public with open days, short courses, and opportunities for voluntary work - Integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation into all areas of green skills education and training - Providing coordination, access to expert advice, training and knowledge transfer across various green space organisations - Providing instructional signage and interpretation throughout the green space network 15
Page 1 and 2: All London Green Grid 1Lea Valley &
Page 3 and 4: Foreword It is now over five years
Page 5 and 6: Introduction - ALGG Framework Plan
Page 7 and 8: Introduction - ALGG Governance The
Page 9 and 10: Area Strategy This section examines
Page 11 and 12: Area Strategy - Strategic Context S
Page 13 and 14: Area Strategy - Current Open Space
Page 15: Area Strategy - Vision 1 From the M
Page 19 and 20: Area Strategy - Opportunities 1 2 3
Page 21 and 22: Project Identification This section
Page 23 and 24: Project Identification - Project Up
Page 25 and 26: Project Identification - Clusters 1
Page 27 and 28: Project Identification - Projects M
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Page 39 and 40: Phase Two Projects This section ide
Page 41 and 42: Phase Two - Project Details 1.2.35
Page 47 and 48: Phase Two - Project Details Lea Riv
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Page 51 and 52: Forward Strategy This section concl
Page 53 and 54: Forward Strategy - Recommendations
Page 55 and 56: Viaduct in Arnos Park 53
Page 57 and 58: Appendices - Baseline Description A
Page 59 and 60: Appendices - All London Green Grid
Page 61: Authors: 5th Studio in dialogue wit

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