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Boris river park will ruin my view, says climate change peer
<a href='http://bit.ly/HDcgys' target="_blank">London Evening Standard - Boris river park will ruin my view</a> A floating Thames walkway project backed by Boris Johnson will ruin the views of Londoners living by the river... City of London planning officers have received objections from more than 200 residents and interested groups. "There are a lot of very rich people with very expensive pads on that side of the river and they are very worried about their view being affected..." -
'I'm not being a Nimby, plans for a Thames walkway are flawed'
<a href='http://bit.ly/HK9Ldt' target="_blank">London Evening Standard - plans for a Thames walkway are flawed</a> A man whose flat overlooks a floating walkway planned on the Thames today hit back at claims that residents opposing the scheme are "Nimbys". ...In a letter to the Standard, the Reiths said: "Residents have taken the time and trouble to read 70 or so documents. These documents reveal some areas of very serious concern. -
CABE and residents slam Gensler's Thames river park
<a href='http://bit.ly/r0DhGa' target="_blank">Architects Journal - CABE and residents slam Gensler's Thames river park</a> Graham Morrison of architects Allies and Morrison has written on behalf of the residents of Clink Street, just south of the Thames. 'Morrison said he was “very concerned about the proposals which have not been properly thought through” and represented “an unwelcome intrusion into the character of the river”.’ -
The London River Park: place for the people or a private playground?
<a href='http://bit.ly/t2ZR6J' target="_blank">The Guardian - The London River Park: place for the people or a private playground?</a> Gensler and Venus claim "overwhelming backing from Londoners" although this turns out to be based on an unscientific poll of whoever turned up to two exhibitions of the proposals.
