by David Edwards-May | Jun 8, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterfront development, Waterway restoration
What does Lille, the historic capital of Flanders, have in common with Milan and Tokyo? Or even with The Hague, featured in this blog a few days ago? It is a city that is determined to revive its historic intimacy with water, or what our Lombardy friends elegantly...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 7, 2012 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Waterways & transport policy
We are reproducing here the text of the letter from presidential candidate François Hollande to Jacques Romain, President, Entente des Canaux du Centre France (see article posted on our blog). The same letter was sent to Michel Dourlent, president of the Chambre...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 7, 2012 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Policy, Waterway funding
French president François Hollande supports inland water transport as a carrier of freight to and from the country’s struggling seaports. While still a candidate in the second round of the presidential election, he signed on May 2nd a letter to two waterway...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 6, 2012 | Waterway restoration
‘Small is beautiful’ could be a motto for canals, especially in cities. And this simple precept is now being followed in the Netherlands with spectacular results. This was the main lesson learned during the EU Waterways Forward partnership meeting in The...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 6, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway personalities
Despite the weather, the Thames Pageant on June 3rd with 1000 boats, celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, was a huge success. For the inland waterways movement, this brought unprecedented recognition, narrow boats and barges making up the seventh of...
