Lea River Park: linking the Thames to the Olympic Park – in pictures

A view of the proposed site of the Lea River Park, a long-planned project to build a path connecting the Thames to east London's Olympic Park, which is faltering. The project was to have created new open space in an area that badly needs it Photograph: 5th Studio Artwork showing the proposed 'Fatwalk' path Photograph: 5th Studio A view along the intended route of the Fatwalk: a linear path connecting London's 2012 Olympic site with the Thames Photograph: 5th Studio An aerial view of part of the proposed Fatwalk site Photograph: LDA A map of the proposed route of the Fatwalk Photograph: 5th Studio Like many of the bridges in this part of the Lea, this one is carrying high voltage electrical cables and isn't accessible Photograph: 5th Studio Artwork from 5th Studio shows how the area of Poplar Reach will look after construction of the Fatwalk Photograph: 5th Studio