City Development: The Highline, New York City
Continuing the massive urban redevelopment efforts that started in NYC, decades ago, slightly interrupted by 9/11, The Highline (http://www.thehighline.org) is another new park in NYC, on top of the old elevated train tracks on the west side of Manhattan. The first section runs from Gansevoort Street, in the Meatpacking District, to West 20th Street, in Chelsea, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.
Apart from being another innovative urban development idea which marries city and sustainable concepts, the Highline also features a city and neighborhood community. I am sure the Park’s peculiar format and location will attract many New Yorkers and visitors alike. I am going to check it out for sure. Says Ross von Berg:
The High-Line Park has captured that kind of spirit but with inevitably more restrictions on what is and isn’t allowed. The elevation makes you feel a little above and outside it all. Its a pleasant point of view not often experienced by New Yorkers, a kind of ‘Island in the Sky Feeling.’ It offers a common amenity made for both the occasional stroll and a viewing pleasure from a unique perspective.
