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A FLYING balcony bridge connecting the planned boatyard in Jericho with Rewley Road has been suggested by an Oxford business owner.

Landscape architect John Keyes said the design would remove the need for a swing bridge that is part of plans to redevelop the Castle Mill boatyard.

The swing bridges position has divided community groups and the Canal & River Trust, which raised concerns about safety.

But Mr Keyes, a boater and owner of Walton Bridge Moorings, off Walton Well Road, said: This idea would join the bridge with the rest of the development and bring more people into it.

The 20m boatyard redevelopment, approved earlier this month by councillors, would see a public square created between St Barnabas Church and the Oxford Canal. It would be bordered on its north side by a community centre and boatyard, which Mr Keyes said could be linked with a fixed bridge.

His idea, detailed in a CGI video, involves building a bridge from Rewley Road across Castle Mill Stream and the canal.

It would join with the community centres first floor and include a ramp to Canal Street for disabled access, not provided by an existing temporary bridge next to the site.

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Mr Keyes, an architect of 17 years, said: It would make the bridge part of the community centre and the boatyard and open up a new space.

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First published in News Last updated by Matt Oliver, Reporter covering North Oxford, Jericho and Summertown. Call me on 01865 425498

A FLYING balcony bridge connecting the planned boatyard in Jericho with Rewley Road has been suggested by an Oxford business owner.

Landscape architect John Keyes said the design would remove the need for a swing bridge that is part of plans to redevelop the Castle Mill boatyard.

The swing bridges position has divided community groups and the Canal & River Trust, which raised concerns about safety.

But Mr Keyes, a boater and owner of Walton Bridge Moorings, off Walton Well Road, said: This idea would join the bridge with the rest of the development and bring more people into it.

The 20m boatyard redevelopment, approved earlier this month by councillors, would see a public square created between St Barnabas Church and the Oxford Canal. It would be bordered on its north side by a community centre and boatyard, which Mr Keyes said could be linked with a fixed bridge.

His idea, detailed in a CGI video, involves building a bridge from Rewley Road across Castle Mill Stream and the canal.

It would join with the community centres first floor and include a ramp to Canal Street for disabled access, not provided by an existing temporary bridge next to the site.

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Mr Keyes, an architect of 17 years, said: It would make the bridge part of the community centre and the boatyard and open up a new space.

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Action News is talking one-on-one with the architect behind the aggressive plan to transform the Shipyards.

Bill Stindt is one of the architects behind Pittsburgh's booming riverfront neighborhood called the North Shore.

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Stindt sees a lot of similarities between Jacksonville and the North Shore, including a riverfront NFL stadium.

He hopes Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan's vision will bring the same kind of success.

It brings beautiful landscape, it brings paths, walkways that are lighted, its inviting; you feel safe there. A big part of these developments is just feeling safe and comfortable, Stindt said.

Stindt is also the mastermind behind the Pittsburgh Steelers' Heinz Stadium expansion.

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A plan to breathe new life into one of the City of Langleys more troublesome corners was greeted with a mix of enthusiasm and caution by members of council on Monday night.

At its Monday (Feb. 16) meeting, council issued a development permit for the construction of an eight-unit townhouse complex on a strip of land at the corner of 56 Avenue and 201A Street an area that is somewhat notorious for illicit drug use and prostitution.

At a public hearing earlier in the meeting, architect Fred Adab and landscape architect Mary Chan presented a plan for the development on behalf of the property owner, Jasbir Singh, who operates the Stop and Shop convenience store on the opposite side of 56 Avenue.

The lot, which is long and very narrow, presented a unique challenge for designers, said Adab.

The solution came in a plan for two buildings of four units each, to be constructed in a single line fronting 201A Street, with driveway and parking access at the rear of the property.

The eight three-storey units will be 1,500 square feet, including three bedrooms and a den. Each unit will boast a private rooftop garden with lattices and a two-car garage.

The development is geared toward affluent people who are downsizing from a detached house, but dont want to live in a tiny apartment or townhouse, said Adab.

The proposal includes skirting the property with 40 trees and 750 shrubs all drought-tolerant, said Chan, during a brief presentation.

Only one person spoke at the public hearing. A resident of the condominium complex at 20145 55A Ave., located across the street from the proposed development, complimented the architect on the design, but told council she is concerned about the impact that eight new units might have on already limited parking in the area. She asked whether any measures could be taken to designate street parking as resident-only.

Its a lovely building, she said. I like the urban design and the gardens.

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The whine of spinning tires is broken only by the mind-numbing beep, beep, beep of a snowplow backing up to take another run at the mountain of snow outside the window.

Once in a while, the cacophony is accented by the passing siren of another police cruiser racing to a collision on icy roads.

Less than two months from now, this will all be a distant memory, something to laugh about in the cheery sunshine of early spring.

For now, however, there is snow to shovel and ice to chip, salt to spread, expletives to well, you get the idea.

Oh, and once again in the Halifax region, there is the little problem of where to park your vehicle overnight.

There is a parking ban instituted for tonight so crews can be out there clearing the snow away, Jennifer Stairs, senior communications adviser with Halifax Regional Municipality, said Tuesday.

We want to get (snow) carried away before the storm comes on Thursday.

Tuesday would be the fourth night in a row the municipality announced enforcement of the parking ban, which is enforced during declared snow and ice events and when snow removal is in progress.

Tuesdays ban is the 13th time it was enforced this season, compared to 14 last year.

Before Sundays snowstorm, the municipality had loaded the equivalent of 1,900 dump trucks full of snow in attempting to clear the streets.

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Start/finish: The Lion, Winchcombe (thelionwinchcombe.co.uk)

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Surrounded by steep escarpments and with its own eponymous walking trail, Winchcombe is a magnet for walkers for good reason. Historic Sudeley Castle is a mile to the south-east but the stars of this walk are the Neolithic chambered tomb of Belas Knap and bleak, moody and magnificent Cleeve Common. Potentially a tough walk in winter, its also one youll never forget.

Follow the Cotswold Way through fields south-west of town and briefly along a lane before starting the 600ft climb to Belas Knap. Then head west to Cleeve Common with its famous Single Beech and Iron Age hill fort perched on the Cotswold Edge with epic views reaching into Wales. Follow the path back down to Postlip and back into Winchcombe.

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Cleeve Common affords magnificent views over the Cotswolds. Photo: AP

2. Stanton, Snowshill & Stanway: 8 miles

Start/finish: Mount Inn, Stanton (themountinn.co.uk)

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Arguably the most beautiful Cotswold village of them all, Stanton is refreshingly free of gift shops. This delightful highland yomp includes Snowshill (nationaltrust.org.uk) and Stanway (stanwayfountain.co.uk), both famous for their exquisite manor houses. The latter, with its superb water garden and 300ft fountain, was a favourite of Peter Pan author, JM Barrie. Along the way youll also see Neolithic Shenberrow Hill Fort.

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Over eight inches of snow fell in Milton Monday night to transform the landscape into a white glistening powdery scene.

The snowfall didn't stop Milton mail carrier Steve Friend III from delivering Tuesday's mail on Lake Drive. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Tara Woods, left, gets a little help from neighbor Karen Long to clear her car at Shipbuilder's Village in Milton. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Only a few weeks before baseball season. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Ewis McKinley shovels his sidewalk on Federal Street. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Beautiful and strange effects from shadows overlooking the lagoon at Milton Memorial Park. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Nearly a foot of snow covered the sidewalk on Federal Street. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

The Dogfish sign was made even more cool with the snow. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Alex Hamilton, right, and Jeff Clendaniel clear the sidewalk at Dogfish Brewery. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

Cool designs were made by the snow at Milton Memorial Park. (Photo by: Dan Cook )

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