Green Infrastructure for Rochdale Borough in Greater Manchester Part 2 of 2 Francis Hesketh CMLI CEnv Partner, TEP
Regional Centre & Inner Areas
Towards a GI Framework 1. Spatial Framework – where is investment needed to safeguard and create assets; and to sustain functions 2. Organisational Framework – who will advocate for GI activity, stimulate new initiatives and support deliverers “Green Infrastructure will be delivered through a few large projects and a thousand smaller actions”
Focus on City Centre and Inner Regeneration Areas
The Irwell City Park & Irwell Valleys
Other Regeneration Areas and Destination Parks
The Greenheart Regional Park in Wigan
Medlock Valley, Rochdale Canal and north-eastern housing renewal areas
Pla. NYC – A Greener Greater New York Action - Attract 900, 000 new residents by 2030 to achieve an avoided 15. 6 million metric tons of carbon emission 1. Create sustainable, affordable housing 2. Provide parks near all New Yorkers 3. Expand improve mass transit 4. Reclaim contaminated land 5. Open our waterways for recreation 6. Ensure a reliable water and energy supply 7. Plant trees to create a healthier and more beautiful public realm
“We will fill every available street tree opportunity in New York City” Source Martin Jones / Great City Parks
“Paley Park is a carefully conceived adult retreat…Its Zenlike restraint contrasts with its hyper-urban setting. ” “The park is an object lesson in the use of orientation to create optimal microclimate…” Source Alan Tate / Great City Parks
New York: Open Space § Make existing sites available to more New Yorkers: § Expand useable hours at existing spaces; § Re-invigorate public realm; – Create/enhance a public plaza in every community; – Green the cityscape.
Schoolyards to Playgrounds Programme § All New Yorkers to live 10 min. s from a park; § Turn 30 schoolyards into model community parks; § Open 290 schoolyards in under-served neighbourhoods; § Open spaces after hours and instal lighting
New York – transferable ideas • World-class city • Similar issues of growth, ambition, brand • Strong leadership and buy-in across Commissions • Regional / Destination Parks • Public Realm • Transforming Brownfields & Waterways • Making existing spaces multi-purpose and accessible • Co-ordination across civic boundaries • Strong Delivery Plan
PUSH Green Infrastructure Strategy: Research Phase We have a rare opportunity to make a real difference through the way we build the new developments planned in the UK. We need to act quickly or we will squander this opportunity. RCEP, March 2007
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