Place making and shaping

Waterways are a catalyst for urban and rural regeneration, supporting employment and creating green infrastructure, which improves the quality of our lives.  The improvement in our rivers and canals can bring life back to deprived areas and create a new sense of pride in local communities.

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Selby Canalside Park

Hall Bridge, Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

Lower Lea Valley Waterspace Strategy

Liverpool Canal Link

River Tees Navigation Strategy

Evesham: River Avon Study

Market Harborough: revitalising a canal terminus

Birmingham's waterfront: making the most of the city's canals

Bradford Canal - rebuilding a lost waterway

Kennet & Avon Canal: a sleeping beauty awakes

West Dunbartonshire: animating the canal