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Airedale Corridors A Masterplan & Strategy for Airedale 2.0 Vision For Airedale 1.0 Positioning Airedale Positioning The Bradford 2020 Vision Analysis The primary aim of the brief was to identify how to It will be a challenge to be “Europe’s” deliver the Bradford 2020 Vision for Airedale. The Vision leading centre for digital communications but Creative suggests that: there is no reason why Airedale cannot strive to Corridor be amongst the best. Airedale should aim high, and • By 2020, the towns of Keighley, Bingley and Shipley this aspirational 2020 Vision is achievable if there is the will have developed a strong common identity as commitment and recognition of the special role it could Airedale within the Bradford District. Airedale’s Connected play in the wider region, and in the North of England. economic structure will complement that of the City Rural BackdropCorridor We believe Airedale has a vital role to perform in the 2.0 of Bradford. support of Bradford District, the Leeds City Region and • Airedale will have an international reputation as a the Northern Way. centre for the research, development and production Lifestyle Vision For Airedale of high-technology products, particularly in the fi eld of To create a deliverable masterplan we have simplifi ed Corridor e-commerce and e-leisure. the Vision to refl ect the importance of the economy, connectivity and as a place to live in the context of its • Airedale will continue to be the home of world leading predominantly rural environment. companies in high-technology products resulting in its establishment as Europe’s leading centre for digital Airedale can be a creative, connected, lifestyle communications. The economies of the towns and corridor set in a rural backdrop. villages in and around Airedale will be increasingly These are the Airedale Corridors to deliver the geared towards supporting this sector and providing Bradford 2020 Vision. 3.0 services to the people who work in it. • A quality environment is a key factor in attracting Change Places For and retaining the skilled knowledge workers that Creative Connected Lifestyle the area will need. The opportunities created by the Corridor Corridor Corridor completion of the Aire Valley trunk road will have brought about major environmental improvements Internationally recognised for A model of integrated transport Draws on the raw material of its focus on commercial research, and communications for road, rail, the outstanding rural landscape, in the valley towns and villages. The River Aire will design and development of air and broadband that supports town centres, World Heritage Site improve to become one of the area’s greatest assets, products and services; a place the new and existing world-class and waterways to provide a highly providing a habitat for an increasing variety of wildlife. specialising in innovation and companies within Airedale; a desirable quality of life; a place business start-up driven by place where leadership is that is well-educated, diverse These changes will not only make this area a beautiful the widespread integration strong and committed to and cosmopolitan in its place to live but a major attraction for tourists. of digital technology in the regeneration of outlook and proud of Airedale. Airedale. being Airedale. 4.0 Making Change Happen 29 Skipton Denton Moor Skipton Moor Addingham The Rural Backdrop Low Bradley Rejuvenated Watercourses Ilkley Silsden Burley In Ilkley Moor Le Wharfedale ed s River Aire & Otley L Rough Holden i v e Orienteering & Cross Hills r p o Mountain Biking Rombalds Moor o Steeton l C Area a Menston Guiseley Moor Sutton n al in Craven Hawksworth Moor Steeton Moor Bingley Moor Riddlesden Bramhope Moor Cliffe Castle Museum & Park Guiseley & Devonshire Park Restoration KEIGHLEY Marley Nature Reserve Keighley Moor River Aire Fish Passes Yeadon Rejuvenated Baildon Moor Roberts Park Esholt North Beck Park Wood Restoration Rawdon Reinforcement Baildon Harden Moor Oakworth BINGLEY Harden River Worth Horsforth Fish Passes SHIPLEY Haworth Worth Valley Saltaire Country Park Cottingley Dowley Gap Wrose Woodland Calverley Cullingworth Country Park Plantation Wilsden Restored Bradford Canal Rodley Black Moor Haworth Moor Oxenhope Rejuvenated Bradford Beck Bolton Woods Bramley Manningham Botanical Gardens Denholme Airedale Corridors A Masterplan & Strategy for Airedale 2.1 The Rural Backdrop Landscape Preservation The underlying attraction of Airedale is its outstanding Airedale still retains agricultural areas that contribute 1.0 landscape and natural environment that forms a rural signifi cantly to the economy of Airedale. In order to preserve the rural landscape a successful and strong backdrop to the Airedale Corridors. However, this Airedale Positioning valuable natural resource needs to be managed in a rural economy is vital to maintain the fi elds, woodlands, sustainable manner for it to deliver its full potential to farms and villages that defi ne Airedale. Examples of the economy of Airedale. Working the rural landscape is ways to develop the rural economy include: about preserving what is already good, enhancing what • Support of existing agricultural business through local is poor and making it accessible to everyone. produce at farmers’ markets and specialist shops; The Creative Corridor thrives on the back of a high- • A range of rural business premises and alternative quality landscape as it retains a skilled workforce that Riverside Walkway at Bingley land uses that support tourism; will attract and drive the future economy of Airedale. • Connection to education, services, opportunities Watercourse Rejuvenation Businesses prefer to be located where their employees and markets by improved transport and broadband 2.0 are motivated by their surroundings, have access to Active intervention by the Environment Agency and access. green open space and fi nd it an attractive place to live. Yorkshire Water through the cleaning up of the River Aire Landscape Enhancement Vision For Airedale has brought back its wildlife, demonstrating the benefi ts The Connected Corridor provides the opportunity to of positive intervention in the environment. New projects It is not good enough just to preserve the existing access the landscape through a network of footpaths should be the introduction of fi sh passes that allow landscape. There are areas of the landscape that have and cycleways that fl ow out from the town centres and salmon, trout and other species upstream into the River been damaged by man through mining, quarrying and their transport interchanges. It allows those who live in Worth and North Beck. The potential reopening of the tipping. These are the opportunity areas for landscape the rural areas that manage and protect the landscape Bradford Canal is a regeneration scheme that provides and ecology enhancement. The rural backdrop should to access services and maintain a quality of life that an opportunity to clean up pollution and manage be easily accessible from the town centres, starting at retains rural workers in rural villages. fl ooding on the Bradford Beck. There will be nothing the market squares, moving out through formal gardens, The Lifestyle Corridor is clearly supported by the rural more aspirational and confi dence-raising than the sight country parks and nature reserves, to rural landscapes 3.0 backdrop where people who live within Airedale and of salmon or trout making their way up through the heart and wild moorland. It should be about reinforcement of visitors can access its clean air, rivers and open spaces. of Keighley and Bradford. the green spaces between towns, so that you will know Places For Change Places For The attraction of the towns is their setting, nestling Climate change is leading to higher frequency of when you have left Shipley and when you have arrived in beneath the open moors and where the green open intense rainfall events and more frequent fl ooding. Bingley. It should be about access through activity and spaces penetrate into the towns through waterways, There are fundamental issues relating to the capacity of interpretation, bird watching, mountain biking, shopping, high-quality streets and public squares. the storm sewers, particularly in the Keighley and Worth walking or simply just looking. Valley area, and, before any major regeneration of the town centres is considered, a thorough review of the storm sewer network is required. Through watercourse rejuvenation we need to make space for water by setting aside land for fl ood storage. These sites should be seen as opportunities to create habitats for wildlife 4.0 thus addressing one of the other emerging issues of biodiversity. Making Change Happen 31 Skipton Denton Moor Skipton Moor Addingham The Creative Corridor Low Bradley Ilkley Silsden Rural Business Park Silsden Burley In Ilkley Moor Le Wharfedale ed s Beechcliffe Business Park & Environmental Recycling Centre Otley R L i iv v er e Hard Ings Business Improvement District Cross Hills r A p i re o Rombalds Moor o Steeton l C Keighley College & STAR a Menston Guiseley Moor Sutton n Dalton Mills Innovation Centre al in Craven Dalton Lane Innovation Area Hawksworth Moor Steeton Moor Bingley Moor Riddlesden Bramhope Moor Esholt Rural Business Park Guiseley Esholt Research & Design Campus KEIGHLEY Keighley Moor Baildon Digital Park Yeadon Greenhead School Centre for Heritage Restoration Baildon Moor Advanced Digital Institute Esholt Eastwood Business Park Rawdon Dockfield Road Business Park Baildon Bingley Technology Business Park