HIGH LINE

High line is a 1.45 mile long elevated linear park on the West Side of Manhattan. It is maintained by Friends of the High line, a non-profit organisation. The organisation is dedicated to reimagining the public spaces and its role to create connections, healthy neighbourhoods and cities. Walk through the garden, explore artworks, experience performances, cherish delicious food, and build connections with friends and neighbours. 

The High Mile is an elevated linear park above the west side of Manhattan streets, running for 1.45 miles i.e. 2.33 kilometers. The park is known for its naturalized plantings, the city’s view, and the view of the refreshing Hudson River.

However, the area was not always a park, it was formerly a raised railway used for transportation. When the railway fell idle, a group called the "Friends of the High Line" planned to reinvent the tracks into a park. Today, the park is flooded with flowers, trees, shrubs, benches, tables, playgrounds for children, viewing areas, and lots more. It is definitely some of the best places to visit in New York.

Location: New York, NY 10011, United States

Highlights

• It was formerly an elevated rail line built with the purpose of demolition. 
• However, the communities came along to reshift the purpose and now it’s a park featuring more than five hundred species of flowers and plants. 
• The park has been a source of global inspiration for the cities to transform the unused industrial spaces for public welfare purposes.
• Friends of the High Line, an organisation that maintains the Park, works in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks. 
• The park practices sustainable development, be it the selection of the plants, the drip irrigation, High Line’s green roof, composting techniques for garden waste and Integrated Pest Management. 
• Moreover, the park authorities use more than 400 native species of wild bees as pollinators, environmentally sound maintenance budget by using Green- Seal certified cleaning solutions. 
• It took years of planning, inputs from various communities,design work and more than two years of construction to build the park.