There is a movement in cities across the world to reclaim underutilized infrastructure and reimagine it as public space.
Explore the projectsFacing an increasing number of days with extreme heat, Paris is moving forward with a plan to transform concrete schoolyards across the city into green spaces. These playground oases could benefit students and city alike, but will making them public prove too controversial?
Gathering Place is a much-anticipated park that opens Sept. 8 as one of the most ambitious public parks ever created with private funds. The park’s founders and community leaders hope it can bring families together and help mend a city with a legacy of segregation.
The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. purchased the final segment of the inactive rail corridor needed for the 22-mile BeltLine project. In addition to stitching together the main BeltLine loop, this segment creates opportunities for future trail connections.
As cities look for better ways to use the troves of new data at their disposal, augmented reality offers a new way of bringing this data to life. This technology has a unique capacity to make community planning processes more accessible.
The High Line Network is a group of infrastructure reuse projects—and the people who are helping them come to life.
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