16 Case study of New York City High Line Park 1

High Line Park is a linear hanging garden on the west side of Midtown Manhattan, New York. It was originally a railway freight transport line connecting the meat processing area and the 34th Street Hudson Port built in 1930. It later retired in 1980 and was once faced with the danger of traffic accidents. However, under the strong protection of the FHL organization in New York, the high line has finally survived and became a unique sky garden corridor, which has won great social and economic benefits for New York City and has become a model for international design and reconstruction of old objects.

The history of this railway lane is tortuous as well. In 1847, the City of New York authorized the construction of a street railroad project on the west side of Manhattan.

Between 1851-1929, there were frequent accidents with freight trains and pedestrian vehicles on the streets so that Tenth Avenue became a well-known death path. Decades after the railroad was abandoned, there is little information about it. In July 2003, Mayor Bloomberg of New York announced that he will invest financial funds to repair the high line. The next year, in September 2004, FHL finally selected the design team led by Field Operations, including Diller Scofidio and Renfro, to carry out all aspects of horticulture, engineering, security, maintenance, and public art. Finally, in 2005, CSX Transportation donated High Line to New York City in the area south of 30th Street.