Ripple Greenway
Turning an unmaintained green space into an important and loved community greenway
Location: London, UK
Client: Sustrans
Year: 2019
Site Area: 15,850 m²
The Ripple Greenway has given “a new lease of life” to this formerly run-down and forgotten green space. Situated within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham this 1.3km greenway provides a beautiful, safe and healthy route through Thames Ward.
URBAN worked with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the walking and cycling charity Sustrans, and Trees for Cities, to develop the design for this forgotten greenspace into a lovely and playful route to school and work, providing an alternative to the busy and polluted Thames Road south of it.
Complementing a backdrop of 1,000 new homes and a new Overground station, the new nature park will link the River Thames at Barking Riverside to Barking town centre, creating a beautiful route for everyone who wants to cycle, walk, relax or play in the area, as well as providing wider links to the Ripple Nature Reserve and River Thames Footpath.
The project has community participation at its core. Local schools have been involved in tree planting workshops and young people are considered at every step of the project (play on the way features, bug hotels and an art trail are some of the results of this engagement).
