A NETWORK OF PROJECTS TO ENRICH PUBLIC REALM

• There are existing and prospective initiatives ready to connect these projects and give them context and extension:

• The High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) for the High Street (a significant success and great credit to the bidding partnership).

• Potential public asset investments: the Town Hall, the Arena, the Harbour area, Appley Tower.

• The England Coastal Path, the first National Trail in a decade, running the length of the Esplanade.

• The Ryde Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) linking Elmfield and Oakfield to the coast through the Monkton Brook corridor.

• The South East Hampshire Rapid Transit (SEHRT) bid shared with Portsmouth City Council, proposing improvements to the interchange and its public realm.

• The urban extension to Ryde that exists in approved, allocated and proposed residential and employment developments.

• The project network proposed, drawn from key public sites referenced in existing literature and community consultation, can next be grouped according to common themes, identities and actions.