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Originally Posted by aquablue
It may be a great project, but it is a tiny strip of land. In the grand scheme of things, it is mickey mouse for the pedestrian in NYC. The highline would be nothing compared to what NY could accomplish if there was real political will for making the city a fantastic experience for the pedestrian.
I.e, NY could close long sections of avenues to cars, creating massive pedestrian blvds. that would make the HL look like kids stuff. Elevated highways could be turned into new highlines. Etc, Etc. Nearly every major city in China and Europe have some kind of pedestrian shopping street. Isn't it time the US saw the light?
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Yeah, that's funny, and ironic. The only light we'd be seeing is through the smog clouds from all the congestion we'd get if we did this.
As the country's most heavily populated city, almost ranking with Los Angeles in congestion woes(not to beat L.A. down or anything, but keep in mind that there's a smog cloud looming over L.A. on any given day), you really want to turn one way streets and avenues into pedestrian malls? Do you even realize what that will do to the Manhattan street grid? Not to mention the stress it will cause on the only transit system in the world that runs 24/7.
Broadway got away with it, but come on. It's
Broadway. That's as much pedestrian space as you're gonna get. Other than that, take a subway train if you want to see more pedestrian space.
Anyway, commenting on the picture above,the High Line looks amazing from the last segment. I could almost see some trains running on those rails.