Parkland Walk - inspiration for the world

JoeV

<div>I found this article comparing the Parkland Walk to the new proposed Queensway, a similar proposed project back home. Not many times I find a connection between my new and old worlds. Anyway, I thought it would be of interest:</div><div> </div><a href="http://www.qchron.com/editions/central/hints-of-queensway-plan-across-the-pond/article_1594e658-dc4b-11e3-b0e4-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.qchron.com/editions/central/hints-of-queensway-plan-across-the-pond/article_1594e658-dc4b-11e3-b0e4-001a4bcf887a.html</a>;

vetski

Thanks for this, @JoeV - just sent the link to a friend who's on the PW Committee.

miss annie

Surprising that people opposed Parkland Walk.

Ali

<P>The English and Spelling is not so good in the article not that I claim to be expert</P> <P>Residents who live near the line interviewed by this reporter while he was on a vacation in Europe, had few complaints about it, but several did mention the opposition that arose when the plan to build it was unveiled more than 30 years ago.</P> <P>I think this probably refering to the the last Tory government which  proposed building a road on it.</P> <P>That is when Friends of Parkland Walk was formed</P> <P> </P>

Ali

The author also uses the term park when linear park is more descriptive

JoeV

The article from a local Queens paper, similar to the Islington Gazette. There was one typo but I didn't find anything else objectionable in terms of the language or how it was written but what do I know about English? I'm American.<div><br></div><div>@Ali not to nitpick but the Parkland Walk is neither a park nor a linear park, it's a local nature preserve, or at least that what it says on the signs.</div>

Ali

<P>JV</P> <P>I am now educated as I had not heard the term preserve before so I guess it may be a term more used across the pond.</P> <P>The first sentence on the Friends  Of Parkland Walk  ( the walk custodians) is:</P> <P>A comprehensive source of information for the past, present and future of The Parkland Walk. We are here to help protect and conserve London’s longest linear nature reserve and to make it as accessible as possible to you. </P> <P> I must check  out the signs on the entrances  but we are both sort of right as it is not a park (so I wonder why it is called Parkland Walk) but a reserve   (preserve) see  <A href="http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/">http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/</A></P>; <P>History section is very interesting</P> <P><A href="http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/history.html">http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/history.html</A></P>; <P> </P>

graeme

Was running down it this morning.  Unfortunately some fly-tippers have been at it at the gate in from Blythwood Road, plenty of old crap, bedding, flooring etc dumped in the bushes.  <div><br></div><div><br></div>

Ali

<P>Report it to Harigey Council on here. It will be gone with 24 hours or so takes 5 mins</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="http://www.haringey.gov.uk/report-it">http://www.haringey.gov.uk/report-it</A></P>; <P> </P>

graeme

done. thanks Ali<br>