goldman: Imagine a park underneath Delancey Street … More than a decade ago a group of New York City residents launched an ambitious experiment to build a park atop an expanse of abandoned elevated freight train tracks. Today the High Line, which opened in 2009, provides locals, commuters and tourists with more than a kilometer of green space several meters above the urban bustle below. Emboldened by the project’s success, a team of designers and engineers has proposed the polar opposite idea: transform a deserted underground trolley depot into a haven for leisurely recreation. Tunnel Vision: Subterranean Park to Stay Sunny with Fiber-Optic Skylights - Scientific American (via Gizmodo)

goldman:

Imagine a park underneath Delancey Street …

More than a decade ago a group of New York City residents launched an ambitious experiment to build a park atop an expanse of abandoned elevated freight train tracks. Today the High Line, which opened in 2009, provides locals, commuters and tourists with more than a kilometer of green space several meters above the urban bustle below. Emboldened by the project’s success, a team of designers and engineers has proposed the polar opposite idea: transform a deserted underground trolley depot into a haven for leisurely recreation.

Tunnel Vision: Subterranean Park to Stay Sunny with Fiber-Optic Skylights - Scientific American (via Gizmodo)

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