GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
GREEN-TECH HELPS BRADFORD COUNCIL CREATE A NETWORK OF RAIN GARDENS TO REDUCE FLOODING
Bradford Council secured funding to carry out highway improvements and sustainable landscaping works to an area of the city known locally as the ‘ Top of Town ’.
The funding was secured from the National Lottery Heritage Fund , through the Bradford City Centre Townscape Heritage Scheme , and European Regional Development
Fund , through the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 .
The project , designed by Bradford Council ’ s own Landscape Architects and Highways Engineers , set out to create a safe , healthy , attractive , and community-friendly environment for residents , workers , and visitors , which supports existing and new businesses at the Top of Town . It focused on North Parade , Rawson Square , and Northgate with a view to these public realm works being rolled out to the wider City Village area in the future .
A community engagement programme was conducted and resulted in overwhelming support for the greening of public spaces and the creation of new public spaces .
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