East London green grid

In East London, the Green Grid framework aims to create a network of interlinked, multi-functional and high quality open spaces that connect with town centres, public transport nodes, the countryside in the urban fringe, the Thames and major employment and residential areas.

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The Green Grid network is being planned around a number of long distance paths that provide routes for walking and cycling.

The Green Grid envisages the creation of new public spaces, the enhancement of existing open spaces and improvements to the links in between. The Green Grid has been adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document to aid its delivery

It also responds to serious environmental challenges such as flooding, and the need to create settings for future development.

The £0.5 billion programme is ambitious, but will deliver a lasting legacy. Some 300 Projects have been identified of which 70 have been prioritised and supported by the London Development Agency, and are being taken forward by an extensive partnership of third-sector organisations and central and local government.

A strong planning framework and area-based structures ensure locally appropriate strategies are in place, and meld partnerships of local and regional agencies as a lever for investment.

Read the full case study for more information about the East London green grid

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