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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts) Mon May 28, 2018, 07:46 PM May 2018

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New York's lofty park grows imitators

29 May, 2018 10:44am

The success of New York City's elevated park, the High Line, has inspired a slew of projects across the United States and internationally that repurpose rusting ribbons of steel and concrete as green space.

The projects hope to rejuvenate neighbourhoods or reclaim overbuilt riverfronts.

Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami, London and New York's capital of Albany are among the cities with High Line-style projects completed or in the planning stages.

All seek to capture at least some of the popularity of the 23-block-long railroad viaduct in lower Manhattan planted with trees, shrubs and flowers that attracts more than five million visitors a year and has spurred US$4 billion in surrounding development since it opened in 2009.

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12060552

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New York's lofty park grows imitators (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2018 OP

Description of High Line Park, how it was created, plans, images, etc: Judi Lynn May 2018 #1

Thanks for this! elleng May 2018 #2

You should be proud. It's a wonderful idea, so glad they made it real. Judi Lynn May 2018 #5

Whoa! After thinking about what it would look like in winter, I found some photos: Judi Lynn May 2018 #6

Oh thank you! elleng May 2018 #7

The reason the high line in NY works is.... Renew Deal May 2018 #3

Reminds me of the children's book The Curious Garden trixie2 May 2018 #4

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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)

1. Description of High Line Park, how it was created, plans, images, etc:

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2018, 08:00 PM

May 2018

https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/high-line-park-in-new-york/

elleng

(131,119 posts)

2. Thanks for this!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2018, 08:02 PM

May 2018

Glad my hometown began the fad!

Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)

5. You should be proud. It's a wonderful idea, so glad they made it real.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Mon May 28, 2018, 09:06 PM

May 2018

What a pleasure it would be for people in the area to walk there, sit, read a book, get some sun, all year round.

Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)

6. Whoa! After thinking about what it would look like in winter, I found some photos:

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Mon May 28, 2018, 09:11 PM

May 2018

https://tinyurl.com/y84hhsaf

That's for those of us who can only wish we had one in our town!

It's still a great walk in winter.

elleng

(131,119 posts)

7. Oh thank you!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #6)

Mon May 28, 2018, 09:45 PM

May 2018

Great pics!

Renew Deal

(81,872 posts)

3. The reason the high line in NY works is....

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2018, 08:07 PM

May 2018

That NYers value green space.

trixie2

(905 posts)

4. Reminds me of the children's book The Curious Garden

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2018, 08:08 PM

May 2018

by Peter Brown.

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