feder: bicycle and foot bridges, brussels

The Willebroek-Brussels-Charleroi canal cycle route holds significance within European road networks, with key project sites like Sainctelette and De Trooz bridges serving as pivotal intersections. These sites play a crucial role in enhancing the overall cycling experience by facilitating seamless connections with other essential routes, enabling cyclists to traverse motorized traffic zones. By creating dedicated cycle links beneath bridges, a continuous and safe cycling pathway along the canal's crossings is envisioned. While the canal lacks the immersive urban water experience found elsewhere, the Plan de qualité paysagère et urbanistique / Beeldkwaliteitsplan (BKP) reinforces the commitment to elevate public spaces along the canal, forming synergies with adjacent quays and remarkable green spaces. This project offers a transformative opportunity to redefine the city-canal relationship, fostering a dynamic interplay between historical, ecological, and recreational elements. The landscape vision for these sites entails a thoughtfully curated selection of tree species, aligning with BKP recommendations and complementing the existing greenery along the quays. In line with re-profiling objectives, some trees will be removed to establish a waterside area while maintaining an unobstructed panorama. A strategic arrangement of tall, canopy-forming trees characterizes the park, facilitating both shaded leisure activities and panoramic vistas. Ongoing landscape maintenance focuses on tree crown management, upkeep of the grassy meadow, and selectively nurturing smaller areas for a lively, naturalistic ambiance.