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[oursin]

How cool is this?

River rescue: project launched to breathe life into waterways buried under London concrete and brick

Also. third 'In Praise of...' leader on the same.

And, further in Dept of 'Tired of London? Tired of Life!'
London teenagers... benefit from having the best access to play areas, parks and other activities

Comments

[altariel]

Very interesting (and I get to use this icon).

[parthenia14]

I am so suspicious of these surveys, especially when this particular report came out 2 months ago and both the Guardian and the Press Association don't link to the report. The data per local authority looks OK and the study is very large, but it's quite hard to find... aha! Here it is. . I'm very wary of these regional comparisons, and I can't find an overall report which has all the data in one place.

/data geek.

[owlfish]

The Fleet's been an underground sewer for a very, very long time. The odds of it resurfacing are slim. Still, I always do like it when there's interest in London's invisible rivers (writes an erstwhile plague-carrying Fleet sewer rat).

[wordweaverlynn]

Oh, that's interesting -- especially since I am finally reading The Ghost Map. Dear God, what a great blessing pure water is.

[sollersuk]

The sooner the better! I used to live near the Quaggy (a splendid name for a river!).