Prioritizing People Over Cars

As the increase in urban population, more and more green spaces were replaced with buildings and roads. If we do not embrace strategic, high-density development, cities will increasingly encroach on surrounding natural spaces. That not only leads to urban residents risk suffering from health problems, deteriorating social cohesion, but also loss of economic opportunities as the appeal of urban life fades. Below are two examples of urban parks that develop green spaces take the place of road.

 Madrid Río Park, Madrid, Spain



Madrid Río in 2004 and 2011, before and after burying the highways.

After a massive highway was built on both sides of the Manzanares River in Madrid in the 1970s, nearby neighborhoods declined and most Madrileños avoided the region entirely. In 2003, however, Mayor Alberto Ruíz-Gallardón implemented his vision to bury the highways and move traffic through tunnels instead. Ultimately, however, the river banks were freed for pedestrians and more than nine kilometers (six miles) of the Madrid Río Park were designed with playgrounds, ball fields, bike paths, and a wading pool known fondly as “the beach.”
Cheonggyecheo Park, Seoul, South Korea


Cheonggyecheo Stream before and after highway removal 

Peeling back the 5 kilometers (three miles) of elevated highway that covered the once-polluted Cheonggyecheon Stream has turned a congested area in Seoul into a green haven for picnickers and pedestrians. some wildlife has returned, pollution has decreased, and some 90,000 people visit daily. Combined with expanded bus service, higher Parking fees, and restrictions on cars, nearby congestion has gone down and reduced small-particle air pollution along the corridor. 

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http://www.west8.nl/projects/madrid_rio/
http://www.cheonggyecheon.or.kr/

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