The Highline

The Highline, New York is a successful example of reclaiming disused industrial land for recreational purposes...especially iconic because it reclaims redundant rail tracks formerly used to transport freight above Manhattan's busy streets. Claiming this elevated land for recreational use has provided the surrounding urban area with a green strip of open space, where the development within the high density ground plane below can not be easily achieved.

Designed by Landscape Architects James Corner Field Operations and Architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, The Highline will form a 1 & 1/2 mile linear public park when completed.

Photo from: New York Times Style Magazine