“By relocating to Bankside,
we invested in its growing
reputation as one of
London’s most vibrant
and successful business
quarters. We trust Better
Bankside to ensure that
the area continues its
emergence as a quality
environment for businesses,
residents and visitors alike. That’s why we support Better Bankside.”
Jenny Noon,
IPC Media
Bankside Urban ForestBankside Urban Forest - Vision and Aims
What is Bankside Urban Forest?
Making it happen
Bankside Urban Forest:
Bankside Urban Forest is an imaginative name for an imaginative set of projects and actions bringing new life and uses to the outdoor spaces of Bankside.
Bankside Urban Forest is about making
Bankside a better place to live, work and visit. It is a strategy for enhancing public spaces - including streets, pavements, squares and parks - in the Bankside area.
- It encourages investment in public spaces.
- It encourages imaginative and high-quality improvements.
- It also helps to coordinate individual projects with an overall vision. Too often public space projects fail to join up with each other, creating confusing and chaotic places.
Download the full Bankside Urban Forest framework document (9MB PDF)
Download a short leaflet about the project (875KB PDF)
Why
a forest?
A forest is a place with a strong
overall character, which allows diverse activities, freedoms and places within
it. The aim of the Bankside Urban Forest is to achieve this quality in a city
context. The strategy is not literally to turn the area into a forest, although it does create opportunities
for greening, using trees, planted walls, and other means.
Bankside Urban Forest:
- Provides a long term vision for the area.
- Will achieve and support a range of projects.
- Provides a flexible but co-ordinated approach to public spaces across Bankside.
- Is working in partnership with residents, local government and businesses.
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