Placemaking in practice
BRL’s placemaking vision is anchored on nine ‘Big Ideas’ that run through the very core of Barking Riverside as a place and as a community.
Barking Riverside is taking shape
Delivering a state-of-the-art infrastructure:
Healthy New Town
Building on our legacy as London's only Healthy New Town
Be, Become, Belong
A place made better by people like you
Cultural Canvas
Art and culture on every corner
Barking Made
High streets that reflect what really matters
Be Playful
Exploring our environment in ways that make us smile
A Destination Like No Other
Proud to say “I'm from Barking Riverside”
We are Riversiders
Reconnecting a new generation to the River Thames
Wild in the Urban
Retaining the wild and welcoming the new
The Future of Food
Reimagining how communities eat, grow and share
The Big Ideas will be delivered on the ground through specific interventions that bring to life key buildings and spaces, offering a range of public benefits.
Working in this way will deliver distinctive neighbourhoods that are vibrant and lively and help to shape the place identity that residents and local people will connect with.
