Case of renovation of old urban infrastructure ____________

Among the cases for renovating old urban infrastructure, my favorite may be the parks transformed from abandoned railway lines. After all, I am a public transport enthusiast myself. And the long and narrow green space is also suitable for walking and exercise, shuttling in the sparkling green space, as if the human flesh train generally enjoys the flow of scenery.
Generally speaking, this kind of green space will be higher than the general green space (railway foundation and bridge), sometimes it can have a good view.
Interestingly, most of the London and Atlanta I lived in had this change of mind, as did New York. The styles and ideas of the three cities are also different.

North London’s Parkland Walk (Figure 123) is actually quite unknown, and I accidentally bumped into it when I was looking for a running route. In London, where there are many green areas, the abandoned railway largely retains its original wild interest and allows free creation of graffiti art. The road surface has not been maintained. Once it rains, it is very slippery and muddy, but it does not affect the love of the surrounding residents. The vegetation is lush, the sun is shady, and some historical traces can be found on the old platform, such as the steam railway from Finsbury Park to Alexandria Palace, which was quite prosperous in Victorian times.
The most interesting thing is that every Sunday, there will be performances students from London’s major art schools looking for the venue to read the speech, and there will be spectators watching.

Beltline (Fig. 456) in Atlanta is a model of the so-called "walkability" transformation in American cities in recent years. That is to say, it makes use of the abandoned space to create a corner of paradise where pedestrians and bicycles can walk freely in a city with a car as the main body. The roads are wide and smooth, which is very interesting.
On Sunday, Beltline had more pedestrians than the main street in the city centre. It was busy, and it also strung together some green spaces and public spaces that the local people liked very much. Natural and urban architecture have a certain integration, different sections have different interests, is a view of Atlanta, to the whole city’s human flavor add a lot of points. Moreover, the skyline is very beautiful.

Then there’s New York’s High Line Park (Figure 789). It was originally a city railway line, most of which were supported by bridges and buildings. After the renovation, the original railway could hardly be seen, but it was like a long flowerbed built out of thin air between Chelsea’s tall (and semi-tall) buildings in New York.
High Line Park is very urban, one is the Whitney Museum of Art, Chelsea Market, the other is Hudson Yard, which is very popular but controversial. The surrounding shops and restaurants are dazzling, and the river view city is very different. It’s very suitable for dating, walking, exercise and so on. Really not bumping into tourists? (Heavy fog)

This is also a relatively alternative appreciation of Urban Design & amp; recommended, welcome to contribute to other interesting cases.

(Of course, compared with abandoning railways for parks, I think the Berlin people are more domineering – don’t be useless, let’s fly kites at the airport first.)