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Every since the Rialto bridge and Ponte Vecchio and that fabulous Galata bridge in Istanbul, there has been a search to do the same in many cities. This is not to say this is an incorrect ambition just a fanaticism of the human sense of fascination! Bridges in cities with rivers are obvious , they help in the connectivity and therefore the life of the city and to a certain degree enhance the business and social habits of the population.
What do we have here?........a sort of linear park on the water. If we are going to all this effort ( and I assume a large carbon consumption) let’s see a more animated crossing which could perhaps police itself (security this park would be an issue) and perhaps some connectivity with a transport system – which would really bring this together. Otherwise this becomes another London Eye which is interesting but hardly a sensible use of public funds. I would say solving London garbage issue from the dumping deport at Battersea ( a depot for four London boroughs) to the sea-dumping more worthy.