Greenway footpath, London
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The Greenway is a footpath and bike freeway in London, England, mostly constructed on the embankment containing the Northern Outfall Sewer. It is similar to the Ridgeway in south London that covers the Southern Outfall Sewer.[1][2][3][4][5]
The western end of the Greenway is at Wick Lane in Fish Island but the Greenway continues further north to Victoria Park, London alongside Wick Lane underpass on pavement under the East Cross Route in London Borough of Tower Hamlets and it crosses Stratford and West Ham. The eastern end is at Royal Docks Road in Beckton. It was known locally as Sewerbank before a full renovation in the mid-nineties. Work has taken place to resurface and renovate the route—especially around the Olympic Park.
The Capital Ring Walk (section 14) follows the Greenway for most of its distance. The western half of the Greenway embankment is roughly at house eaves height giving a view over the surrounding flat area. Between Stratford High Street and Beckton the route is flat. There is a renewed tarmac surface along its full length, with grass kept short on either side and bushes and trees on the embankment sides. The renovation of the Greenway was finished in July 2019, after the completion of major water supply works by Thames Water along the western half and the opening of the bridge over the Waterworks River.[6]
A community group was set up in 2016 for Greenway users.[7][8]
In mid-2018, Transport for London designated the section of the Greenway between the A13 and A118 as Quietway 22.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ Young, Nick (February 2017). "Weekend Walks: The Greenway (Beckton To Hackney)". Londonist. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Shepheard, Paul. "East London's Greenway by Adams & Sutherland Architects". BDOnline. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Jubilee Greenway - Transport for London". Tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "The Newham Greenway: London's Answer To New York's High Line". Londonist. 26 April 2016.
- ^ Staff, Guardian (5 May 2012). "The Greenway and canalside Olympic tour - Britain's best bike rides" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-greenway-reopens.html
- ^ Richard, Author (7 February 2016). "A Greenway Users Group". Easternism.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Greenway Users". www.facebook.com.
- ^ Cyclist, Hackney (14 January 2019). "Hackney cyclist: The Greenway is now Quietway 22".
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2019/feb/25/londons-cycle-network-overhaul-has-come-to-a-standstill
External links
- The Northern Outfall Sewer east of Stratford
- Olympic walkway comp won by Adams and Sutherland
- The Road to 2012
- View Tube
- Route plot (.kml)
- https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/ServiceChild/Cycling-routes-consultation.aspx
- PDF of Greenway section of Jubilee Walkway
- Overview description of the Greenway section of Jubilee Walkway
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