CONNSWATER GREENWAY
“Connswater Community Greenway”
When is a greenway not just a greenway? The award-winning Connswater Community Greenway is so much more – a £40m investment making East Belfast a better place to live, by delivering a 9km linear park with 16km of interconnected pathways, a new focal point for the city in CS Lewis Square, all part of an integrated flood allievation project.
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 9 kilometres |
| Estimate | Completed |
| Timescale | Completed |
| Type | New greenway idea |
| Border area | No |
| Councils | Belfast City Council |
IMAGES
RESOURCES ELSEWHERE
Connswater Community Greenway (Official site)
Connswater Community Greenway (Belfast City Council)
Connswater Community Greenway (East Side Partnership)
Connswater Community Greenway (The National Lottery Good Causes)
Connswater Community Greenway (Strategic Investment Board)
Connswater Community Greenway (ARUP)
Connswater Community Greenway (Institute of Civil Engineers)
Flood alleviation projects (Department for Infrastructure)
Exercise Explore Enjoy: A Strategic Plan for Greenways (Department for Infrastructure) PDF 2.8MB
Strategic Plan for Greenways Base Report (AECOM, Sustrans, DfI) PDF 15.7MB
GREENWAY PROJECTS WHICH INTERSECT
A developing system of urban cycleways to link every part of the city and the surrounding greenway route network.
A missing link in an otherwise excellent chain of traffic-free routes between Belfast and Bangor, a 4km urban greenway in Sydenham.
A popular 11km route developed by Sustrans along the old Belfast to Comber railway line opened in 2008 – the original Northern Ireland greenway.
GET INVOLVED
Successful greenway projects are driven by the passion of local people. If you have an update to share, a story to tell about the history of the route or future of the Connswater Greenway, or if you want to submit a picture or video to this page, please get in contact.