waterfront parks

Shoreline public grounds

Waterfront parks are public green spaces situated along bodies of water—rivers, lakes, harbors, or oceanfronts.

Cities develop them to provide recreational access to shorelines that might otherwise be industrial or private: The old shipping yards were converted into waterfront parks.

They typically feature walking paths, piers, and views of the water.

Opposites
urban design type

waterfront parksrooftop terraces

Open platforms on buildings

landscape type

waterfront parksdesert gardens

Cultivated areas in arid regions

urban design character

waterfront parkswalled gardens

Restricted, self-contained digital ecosystems

rooftop gardens · pocket parks · parking lots · shopping malls

Family

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Top 500,000
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