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“Pop Down” Park May Be London Version the High Line

May 8, 2013

Underground mushroom farm and park by Fletcher Priest. Photo: Fletcher Priest.

The success of the High Line, an elevated park extending from the Meatpacking District up to 34th Street on Manhattan’s West Side, has begun inspiring similar projects. From Santa … Read More…

Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening
Tags: elevated parks, High Line, public parks, reclaimed property, underground urban park, urban parks, urban public space
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The High Line’s French Ancestor: La Promenade Plantée

September 23, 2011

The view looking down into the park from the entrance above.

The model for its contemporary American cousin, The High Line, Paris’s Promenade Plantée, also known as the Coulée Verte (or “Flowing Green”), was the world’s first and only … Read More…

Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Public Gardens
Tags: European parks, Paris, Public Gardens, public parks
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Park Yourself by the Brooklyn Bridge

February 26, 2010

I’m looking forward to this spring, when a portion of the future 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6 is scheduled to open, followed by Pier 1 scheduled to open this winter, with the entire project expected to be completed … Read More…

Category: Community Gardens, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Permaculture
Tags: Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City public green space, Public Gardens, public green areas, public green space, public parks, sustainability, sustainable landscaping, sustainable urban gardens, urban green space, urban parks, urban public areas, urban waterfront development, watershed
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