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A group of architects hoping to transform a long-abandoned railway beneath Delancey Street into a subterranean park by piping in sunlight have surpassed their fundraising goal. The project, dubbed the “Low Line,” has attracted over 2,000 donors on Kickstarter who’ve collectively contributed more than $125k, well over the $100,000 they initially asked for. And there’s still 31 days to go! They plan on using the money to construct a full-size mockup of their concept to “convince” the “community, potential funders, the City, and the MTA that this idea can work,” the latter of whom should be easy to sway assuming the proposal leaves lots of room for inefficiency and out of control spending.
Great to see this getting funding, I really like Kickstarter for things like this. It could definitely be a great addition for Manhattan one of these days.
It would be even better if that space was used as a bus terminal--direct connections with the subway! But acknowledging that such a thing isn't going to happen, the underground park is a fascinating idea.
Isn't that supposed to part of the Second Avenue Subway, Phase 4? (Due in the next millennium sometime.)
No, the abandoned trolley terminal hasn't got anything to do with any new subway construction. What I find fascinating is that it's been sitting there unused for half a century, and only now has anyone proposed doing anything with it.
No, the abandoned trolley terminal hasn't got anything to do with any new subway construction. What I find fascinating is that it's been sitting there unused for half a century, and only now has anyone proposed doing anything with it.
It would make me wonder how many things like this in the city are being overlooked and underused. It is great to see projects like the high line and possibly this because it is definitely setting a template for other cities to follow. I have even heard a proposal in my old hometown talking about a "highline" in their downtown, and the city never even had any form of elevated rail in it.
No, the abandoned trolley terminal hasn't got anything to do with any new subway construction.
I'm not talking NEW, but the Second Avenue line has proceeded in fits and starts since the Great Depression (as opposed to the LESS-Great Depression we are in now.) Sections have been built and closed for almost a Century.
The Mark Miller Gallery is pleased to present Let there be light: A Preview of the "LowLine" Park.
Featuring Open House with Delancey Underground Co-Founders James Ramsey and Dan Barasch on Sunday, April 1, 12-6 pm
Is New York City's next park underground? Two leaders from the Lower East Side, architect James Ramsey and social entrepreneur Dan Barasch, have developed a plan to build the "LowLine," a cutting edge new green space in an abandoned trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street, on the Lower East Side. This special month-long exhibition will provide an opportunity to learn more about the solar technology enabling a subterranean park, preview initial designs, and envision the potential uses of a community-based public space in the 21st century.
To open the exhibit, Delancey Underground Co-Founders James Ramsey and Dan Barasch will host an Open House on Sunday, April 1, to directly engage the community on this ambitious project.
The exhibit will include a life-size rendering of how the park could look and feel, as well as a 3D model of the proposed park. Images of the current location as well as architectural renderings of its potential future will be available for viewing and for purchase.
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