ABSTRACT
Urban waterfront promenades are usually associated with large cities or beach cities, but some have been built in suburban or otherwise peripheral locations, including in planned New Towns. During the mid-twentieth century, some national governments began programs to build satellite New Towns away from established urban centers. The purpose of many New Towns was to provide housing and employment opportunities for an expanding population while containing the sprawl of central cities. A purpose of others was to stimulate economic development of underdeveloped areas. Some of the planned New Towns have waterfront locations and some of these have waterfront promenades that are quite modest in their design. There is much to be learned from their modesty.
