In many cities, the river is usually the highlight of the city. You're often able to walk/bike the length of it, there are parks/plazas to bring people together, lots of eateries and other interesting features. In Bangkok, the river boats are kinda neat and there are a few isolated areas popping up that you can walk and stay, but by and large a lot of the river is off limits.
Same story with canals. In a lot of cities that are lucky enough to have canals, they're often very pretty with some of the city's best architecture lining them, flowers and other things to make them more beautiful and also a place where people would walk/bike (I guess Netherlands would be the most obvious example of highlighting your canals).
But in Bangkok, these areas are often an afterthought and often extremely dirty.
Finally, a somewhat related question. Is Ong Ang River Walk pretty much dead these days? I've seen old videos where it looked very vibrant, with lights, decorations, live music, tons of people and eateries, but I've tried going their thrice and each time it's pretty dark and most places are closed/abandoned.
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