- Greenwich Millennium Village
The Greenwich Millennium Village (GMV) is an innovative mixed-tenure modern
housing estate on anurban village model inGreenwich in south-eastLondon , and part of theMillennium Communities Programme underEnglish Partnerships . The village is designed by architects Ralph Erskine and partners with EPR Architects Ltd as executive architect as part of the regeneration of the wholebrownfield site ofGreenwich Peninsula former town gas works. GMV is south of the formerMillennium Dome , now renamed the O2.The village on the southern banks of the
Thames , about one mile upstream from theThames Barrier and adjacent to its own purpose-built [http://www.urbanecology.org.uk/gpep.html Ecology Park] , cycle paths and recreational areas. The village currently has the Millennium Primary School and GP. Next to the complex at Peartree Wharf, is the Greenwich Yacht Club, a modern building provided byEnglish Partnerships .In early 2007, the village had 867 residences of modern, environmentally-friendly design. This number has to grown over 900 residences by late 2007, and will be continuing to expand until about 2015, and the village will have its own integrated village shopping and community centres. The village square and shops was completed in June 2008. The development aims to cut
primary energy use by 80% usinglow-energy building techniques andrenewable energy technologies.Transport
GMV is served by a modern transportation system which includes six dedicated bus routes -- two running 24 hours, and is within walking distance of the
North Greenwich tube station on theJubilee Line which provides access to central London in less than 25 minutes. It is also close to theA102 road semi-motorway which connects to the A2 road to the south and to the north theBlackwall Tunnel crossing of theThames River connecting toCanary Wharf on theIsle of Dogs , theA12 road running north and theA13 road running east and west.External links
* [http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/gmv.htm English Partnerships]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/greenwichmillenniumvillage-13644.pdf Transport for London (TfL) area bus map for GMV]
* [http://www.millenniumprimaryschool.moonfruit.com/ Millennium Primary School]
* [http://www.greenwichdoc.com/ Greenwich Peninsula Practice]
* [http://www.greenwichyachtclub.co.uk/ Greenwich Yacht Club]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/gmv/ Pictures of Greenwich Millennium Village]
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