What should a city do with an abandoned railway line? Turn it into a park of course!
A former elevated, freight railway line, in the western site of Manhattan, New York City, was transformed into an dynamic park. Prior to its transformation, it was simply an ugly, abandoned piece of infrastructure. Now, it has completely revitalised its surrounding neighbourhood, and given something for all New Yorkers to be proud of.
Check out the amazing video below (its a must see):
Inspirationally, this project was begun by the community, through a grassroots effort.
Imagine transforming some of Auckland's unappealing infrastructure into vibrant, sought after parks. This could be done to the Victoria Park Viaduct, once the motorway has finally been placed underground. It could have also been done to the Newmarket Viaduct.
We could even transform our existing railway lines into parks. Walking, jogging and cycling might all be faster than the speeds our ancient trains rattle along at.
Food for thought.
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Great video! This reminded me of a NZ Herald article last month. I saved the link because I planned on blogging about it but I forgot to in the end. I also think we've talked about this during Studio week. :)
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