The Chicago 606:
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Rail Park in Philadelphia:



Highway ramps to botanical gardens in Seoul, South Korea:

Assuming that some of these projects that we're talking about come to fruition, an elevated, green, linear park that would stretch from the proposed site of the new convention center nearly down to the entertainment complex the Jags are planning would be amazing. Sure, it would overlook the prison, but it would also overlook the St. Johns River, and the proposed new Veterans Park (in effect, becoming an extension of the park), and the USS Adams, and the Arena and Baseball Grounds, and Berkman I and II, and Maxwell House, and Hogans Creek, with views across the river to the District.

Using Rail Park in Philly as an example, the cost to transform the blighted rail line into an urban linear park was $10 million. The cost to demolish it would have cost over $50 million. Like I said, turn an asset into a liability.
What conventioneer wouldn't want to stroll to the sports complex via a vibrant linear park, filled with local art and amenities. And who leaving a baseball game wouldn't want to take a stroll through the elevated park to grab dinner or a drink in the urban core.
Love the idea.