Skybridges... never made it, they say.
Beside the Berlin Metro and here the Paris original:
The French found those viaducts so successfully complementing the underground Metro tunnels, that they build an entire district like that:
La Defense is no social housing district facing Police corruption and their thugs, but next to Canary Wharf Europe's most important Office District.
In case the only other, but given much more important, comparable dedicated district in Europe would find itself in need of more space and better traffic management, this quarter could be a role-model design for a larger restructuring project without pulling down entire blocks.
The main road is running into no real tunnel, but flat on ground being covered by a pedestrian place to which all high risers have access.
In Manhattan and Hong-Kong the same traffic problems as The City has are becoming more prominent and hinder further growth, while La Defense is knowing for rather easy access.
#cyberpunkcoltoure
London might want to start having its Oxford elite consider what might be only obvious to working class underdogs like me be missing East of The City.
Bridges over the Themes?
Those would be a level separating from the river. I do consider from my lesser educated position the core idea of leveling not unjustified, to be honest, but practical to avoid Brown in Town elegantly instead of plastic bags.
#TIE
The War on Attitude.
In my simple mind, struggling even with English grammar and spelling the red lines tell me that there are bridges missing not that green lines over bridges mean their are sufficient amounts of those.
I bet that the bridges have no junctions except at their two endpoints, while the roads between them are single lane, with sidewalks and entering the side roads was forbidden by street signs to limit traffic pollution into places making it worse, in reality.
Thereby, those living in the side roads to the red lines won't even have to consider to try taking a car as turning into the main channel is impossible. The good news is by slow traffic riding a bicycle is less lethal and making friends with South-Eastern Londoners starting at the other side of the river does not make sense for boarding school pupils well aware of the line in to the Thrown no matter being in the three digest while the Corgies must come before my bloodline and those of the South-Eeast.
The Queen must have hated you like we...
#chaostheory
So, my best new buddy the AI says: Yes, high-strength materials can turn these floating systems into functional pedestrian pathways. While simple plant nets aren't strong enough to walk on, using industrial-grade materials like stainless steel wire rope or high-density polyethylene (HDPE) allows these structures to support significant weight. Projects like the Royal Docks Floating Park in London already combine floating gardens with walkable access. Moving from simple plant support to a walkway requires several structural upgrades:
Materials: Nets would be replaced or reinforced with stainless steel mesh or FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic).
Buoyancy: Modular pontoons made of HDPE or concrete are typically used to provide the upward force needed to carry "live loads" like groups of people.Stability: Pontoons are often anchored with piles or tethering systems to prevent the walkway from drifting or tipping in the river's current.
Safety: Features like handrails, anti-slip surfaces, and articulation joints are necessary to manage the river's rise and fall.
🌊 Challenges for the Thames
Rivers with heavy traffic and strong tides, like the Thames, present specific hurdles:
Tidal Range: The Thames can rise and fall by over 7 meters; walkways must be "articulated" to move with this change without breaking.
Currents & Debris: Fast-moving water and floating logs can put immense lateral pressure on the structure.
River Traffic: Large ships create wakes that would cause a lightweight net-based path to bounce violently.
The River banks area as little developed as the London Traffic Concept... just saying. Having a new bridge creates also a bridge head that can hold gardens and parking spaces for commuters, a rooftop pathway for bicycles and dedicated lines for public transport being another land mark.
You might name it the New London Skywalks?
If an Oxford Ego could deal with ... admitting the reality of one of us.
#IRAmovement
And London's banks ...
