New York and Chicago are often pitted as rivals with regards to parkland acreage (38,060 acres vs. 11,959 acres, equating to 4.5 and 4.2 acres per 1,000 residents, respectively), and this month was no different. Last week both cities released designs to the community for the next latest and greatest thing in the park world [...]
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The Sundance Channel has produced a series of short films profiling those involved with the creation of the High Line, an elevated rail line being turned into a linear park-in-the-sky. Not only are the videos well-produced and informative, they provide some great thoughts on the value of parks from the interviewees. Adam Gopnik, the New [...]
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A New York Times article today spotlights the new High Line park built atop an elevated rail line in Manhattan. The High Line offers a retreat from street life, a bucolic space floating 30 feet in the air with Hudson River views. Yet it retains many elements of its gritty past: graffiti is prevalent on [...]
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