Forth Estuary Forum 19 th Jan 2012 Scottish Canals an Asset for - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Forth Estuary Forum 19th Jan 2012

Encourage all public bodies to work in partnership to deliver sustainable development and regeneration of Canal Scottish Government wishes to increase the economic, environmental and social value The rebirth of a cross-Scotland Waterway linking Glasgow & Edinburgh gives us an opportunity to create an entirely new product for the country

Scottish Canals an Asset for the future

Welcome to the Lowland Canals

Canal Headlines

Social

• Scotland’s canals result in cost savings to health services of

almost £10 million due to increased levels of physical activity

• Canals towpaths are 300% busier than 8 years ago

Economic

• In the last 8 years there has been over £370m of investment

along Lowland canals

• The investment has help to create almost 4,000 Full Time

Equivalent jobs over the same 8-year period.

• There have been 2,000 new houses built alongside Lowland

canals in recent years. Environmental

• Significant and Unique biodiversity network pivotal to the

biodiversity in Scotland. 22 SSSI’s within canal corridor

• The canals play a major part in flood defence, water drainage

and water movement across Scotland

Inspiring Development

Edinburgh Quay

Kirkintilloch

Auchinstarry

Falkirk Wheel Development

F&C 10

Falkirk Wheel 10

1700 1400 3000 4500 350 200

Sailing in Scotland

Port Edgar Alloa Bo’ness Harbour Stirling Grangemouth

East Coast Sailing

 Alloa Wet dock  Blackness  Bo’ness Foreshore  River Carron  South Alloa  Bandeath  Polmaise/Manor Powis  Forthbank  Forthside  Raploch  Riverside  Kildean  North Queensferry  Limekilns  Charleston  Valleyfield Ash Lagoons  Culross  Kincardine  New Kincardine Bridge  Longannet

Upper Forth Opportunity

June Jubilee Flotilla

The HELIX

“I’d like to see Falkirk back on the map as being a place to come and visit – a place to come and see what can be done to change a very industrial town into a place where people will flock to and say, ‘WOW! That’s fantastic”

Local Resident

Sentinel Kelpies Canal Sea Lock Wetland Event Space Helix Lagoon Falkirk Stadium Allotments Helix South Central Park Canal Hub

The Kelpies Sports Academy HELIX Structure Planting Central Park Marina Bridge Sentinel Canal Extension Allotments Local Nature Reserve Connected Green Network Barrow Sentinel

Helix

PROJECT HELIX CAP WORKS

Central Park

4 Lagoon: 3ha [200m dia] 5 Central Plaza & Service Kiosks 1 Paths Network 2 Protected & Part Accessible Wetland Multi Purpose Event Space 3 2 3 4 5 Formation & Enhancement of Woodland & Grassland Areas 6 6 Children's Play areas Early opportunity to link the under bridge connection from the Stadium Public Realm

• Commence April 2012
• Complete June 2013

THE SQUARE LAGOON FUTURE GATEWAY SITE KELPIES

The New Canal

A Small Front Door

Sealock Lift bridge Kelpie Lock M9 crossing Canal Hub

Canal extension route

Motorway Bridge Water Pipe Bridge Kerse Road Bridge Sewer Pipe Bridge River Carron Carron Cut

The Fundamental Issue

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5 ¾ hr

1 ½ hr ½ hr

A New Icon

Looking to the Past

Looking to the Past

• Legend of World’s

largest horse Carnera

• Carried 60-70 dozen

bottles of Barr’s produce

• Loved by the public
• Tragically died at Cow

Wynd 1937

Kelpie Legend The “Kelpie” is a mythological Scottish water horse, with the strength of ten horses and the endurance of many more

Kelpie Structures

Concepts

Andy Scott Original

Development

First maquettes Launch

Coming to Life…

PROJECT HELIX CAP WORKS

PROJECT HELIX CAP WORKS

Canal Hub

4 Accessible Routes & Connections 5 Visitor Facilities 1 Car Parking 2 Sculpted Landforming Orientation Points 3 Public Circulation 6

RIAS Competition for building & Kelpie Fit Out

3

Public Realm

• Commence April 2012
• Complete June 2013

Any Questions