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Whether for a sundowner, a personal workout or a stroll: the Danube Canal serves as a vibrant promenade and sports mile in the middle of the city. The popular leisure mile is constantly being made more attractive, a new green area has recently been added with the Pocket Park, as well as new toilet facilities and a guidance system. And a brand new spacious sun deck is now a new relaxation oasis on the water.
It is located between the Augarten Bridge and the Rossauer Bridge and is a great joint project between the MA 29 Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering, which is currently renovating the Augarten Bridge, and the MA 45 Vienna Waters, which is responsible for the Danube Canal. Thank you to the responsible departments for their innovative approaches to constantly provide the Viennese with new offers so that they can relax on the natural waters for free, said Ulli Sima, the city councilor responsible for waters and bridges. District Mayor Alexander Nikolai is also pleased with the new offer: The upgrading of the Danube Canal continues. After the construction of the pocket park, I am pleased that we have a sun deck for relaxing outdoors.
Where there was previously an embankment with a steep gradient towards the Danube Canal, a new wooden structure has now been built, which provides a spacious area for lying and sitting. Surrounded by the green of the surrounding trees, you can relax here with a direct view of the water: The new sun deck has three wide steps, is around 75 m2 in size and is not only stable, but also a real eye-catcher. In the future, a new guidance system will simplify orientation and an overview of the numerous offers along the charming waterfront promenades of the Danube Canal. To mark new highlights, insider tips, nearby sights and particularly secluded spots, vandal-proof signposts will be installed and orientation aids will be painted on the floor of the Danube Canal. The new guidance system will gradually be expanded by the Vienna Waterways Department across the entire recreational area.
Since the end of June, there have been a total of four new public and free sanitary facilities on the Danube Canal. Over the last few weeks, all new toilet containers have been given a brush-over in a graffiti look by scene artist Kathe Loffelmann. From geese, lizards, fish to snails: the playful motifs on the containers reflect the animal world of Viennas natural waters in a comic style and at the same time fit perfectly into the typical appearance of the Danube Canal. We are constantly making the Danube Canal more attractive and thus offering inner-city leisure oases at no cost, says Danube Canal coordinator Gerald Loew.
