Bridgette Meinhold from
Inhabitat spots a
Green-Roofed Urban Park Atop a Railway Deck in Munich...
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This got me thinking about other examples of resurfacing our 'ways. Here's Harvard's somewhat delayed
2050 plan for their Allston campus including depressing Storrow Drive near HBS...
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Plus I've pointed at
Habitat Highways earlier...
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And here's
Critter Crossings...
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There's far more to be done, though, and many opportunities for further reclaiming space from 'ways and for covering up parking lots, such as here the beautiful
Post Office Square...
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And here's the epic
Kaiser parking structure roof garden...
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