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Originally Posted by THE BIG APPLE
Then why would people possibly go on the High Line, other than getting hit by cars and walking freely (I already said that). To look at the greenry; to sit down. Huh, tell me.
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There are events on the high line itself, as well as food vendors in the summer. Besides this, people go to see the landscape of the high line itself. Some people even live and work in the adjacent buildings. Not to mention the number of people who simply stumble upon the high line not knowing what it is ahead of time.
You make it sound as if people go to the high line as a quick transit between meatpacking and chelsea, but I doubt many people actually climb into the high line in order to speed up their commute. Also, the high line is not a great vantage point for midtown or downtown, its rather isolated in the lowest west side.
The high line is only going to get better in the future. As the Whitney Museum moves to 14st, and hudson yards rises in the North, the high line will be an even greater attraction.