The Linear Park of Pedieos was constructed between 1999 and 2014, runs for 14 km long (86 ha) along the bed of the river. Plans for 14.2 km extension.
The Linear Park of Pedieos was constructed between 1999 and 2014, runs for 14 km long (86 ha) along the bed of the river. The park begins in the centre of Nicosia City and passes through the adjacement municipalities of Lakatamia and Strovolos. The park is narrow and shaded by larde eucalyptus, pines, and palm trees along its first stretches in Nicosia (1.1 km) where it passes through a small forested area (1.4 ha). The path gains gradually in width in Strovolos, where it runs along the back of the gardens of the Presidential Palace.After about 3 km from its start in the city center, the path splits into a separate lane for walking and cycling.The river becomes wider and the path more open and less shaded. Suspended, steel-framed wooden pathways have been constructed at the narrowest parts of the river and inside the bridges that cross busy roads. Plans have been prepared to extend the park by 14.2 km, through the suburban and rural surroundings of Nicosia.
There are also plans to extend the linear park into Turkish-held Nicosia. The Pedieos River Rehabilitation Project as it is called which consist the extension of the Morphou and Famagusta wastewater treatment plants and the establishment of green waste composting facility in Nicosia.The scope of the study includes the construction of a linear park along an approximate 5 km length of the river consisting of flood protection measures, cycling and walking paths, recreational areas and environmental educational facilities.
Resources needed
- Renewable energy action plan ( i.e. light management system, Solar pavements- kinetic pavements )
- Intelligent monitoring systems
- Energy play ground
- Crisis Management Center
- Green waste composting facility
- Flood protection measures
- Maintenan
Evidence of success
- One of the most popular areas for walking, running, cycling and dogs
- Cooling effects
- Biodiversity
- Wastewater treatment plants
- Establishment of green waste composting facility in
- Flood protection
- Recreational areas & environmental educational facilities.
Potential for learning or transfer
Rivers affect urbanization spatially, in infrastructure, territorial disputes, and in floodplains, and via their changing ecologies.
This good practice can be replicated in any European region with urban rivers. Urban interventions on rivers through politics, economics, technology
