The Western part of the city of Brussels is divided socially and economically by the Canal and does not possess an order of well-structured spaces, so that, the purpose of this proposed urban structure has been to unite and equalize both sides by creating connections by means of open spaces and new urban facilities. The strategy is to create a system of three streets perpendicular to the Canal (which is repeated several times) where the central street turns into a pedestrian walk with local facilities and open spaces, to stimulate the movement of people in a transversal way, while the traffic would be transferred to both sides of the streets. Besides working perpendicularly to the Canal, a lateral tour is added that connects the different points of the previous system with a walkway (divided between the lateral streets of the Canal and a new one that is created at the level of the water). This walkway begins and ends in two rather big urban centers (Tour&Taxi and the Slaughter house) with new residential buildings and equipments that induce the movement of people. (proposal for Urban Structure by Usua Aseginolaza, student of the LaSalle Urban Studio group)
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