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A vision for a quality green environment in an expanding city. Peterborough Environment City Trust is working with partners in the city
- including Peterborough City Council, Natural England, The Countryside Agency, Forestry Commission and the Environment Agency - to improve the network of green open spaces (the green infrastructure) of Peterborough.
The forecast expansion of Peterborough, linked to the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, makes it essential that the correct infrastructure is in place to meet increased demands. As well as infrastructure to support the inevitable demands on transport, health and education, improvements to green open spaces are required to maintain and enhance quality of life for both people and wildlife.
PECT is working with our partners to define a vision, framework and action plan for the protection and enhancement (in terms of area, quality and accessibility) of Peterborough's green infrastructure. This green grid will aim to:
- improve the quality of life within Peterborough and make it a place people want to live in
- promote the development of a green grid to help realise the potential of Peterborough as a growth area
- act as a model for how sustainable communities should grow
- enhance and create opportunities for Peterborough to attract tourists and visitors
- support initiatives that contribute to sustainable resource management, in particular water, at the strategic level
PETERBOROUGH'S GREEN GRID STRATEGY
The Peterborough Green Grid Group recently published a Green Grid Stragegy for Peterborough. This strategy outlines both the existing green assets within the District and the new infrastructure required to meet the city's forecast growth. This document is available to download as a pdf at www.naturalnet.org.uk |
