Liege Trigoliport multimodal platform

Creation of new green areas

The Liège Trilogiport's 25 ha welcome zone is a buffer area between the logistic platform and inhabited areas. In this zone, community gardens, biking paths, walking areas, cycling and walking tracks, fishing docks, wetlands promoting biodiversity coexist through an environmental approach that was developed in collaboration with residents’ representatives. Also, a hill landscape will fulfill the role of the acoustic and visual buffer zone. The zone will be also a place of interaction between the port and residents, much more than a curtain to hide activities (Ref. 1). The Liège Trilogiport project gathers together various assets: - A trimodal (waterway-rail-road) container terminal (15 ha) - Logistical plots with the latest generation of warehouses (41.7 ha) - Port plots (22 ha) - A tertiary services area (1.8 ha) - An environmental integration area (25 hectares) (Ref. 3)

It is important to emphasize the strong will of project stakeholders, who committed to combining economic development, respect for residents’ well-being and preservation of the living environment. For this purpose, the Autonomous Port of Liège and the Walloon Public Service committed to implementing the welcome zone before developing any other part of the multimodal platform. The tendering process for these landscaping works started on 23 May 2012 and the following works have already been carried out: - Building a fence at the foot of the hill and along the area dedicated to natterjack toads; - Planting a flower field; - Planting walnut and fruit trees (old varieties of apples, pears, plums and cherries) in the flower field; - Planting the hill with seedlings and tillers of local species (forest plants, rose seedlings and tillers); - Trimming the existing hedges; - Planting a hedge of local species (forest plants and rose seedlings) along the fence along the flower field (Ref. 1) "Fruit of the exchanges and the permanent and constructive dialogue with the local residents, this zone of environmental integration contents: residents by creating orchards and community gardens; fishermen through pontoons specially made for fishing; walkers and cyclists with RAVeL; lovers of nature through waterways with footbridge and a wooded area of ​​4 hectares; protected toads; and the local flora and fauna!" (Ref. 5). "Also, a hill landscape will fulfil the role of acoustic and visual buffer zone. But the welcome zone will be design as a place of interaction between the port and residents, much more than a curtain to hide activities" (Ref. 1).

• Local government/Municipality
• Private sector/Corporate/Company
• Citizens or community groups