Reading Viaduct Project make the news again!
July 17, 2009, Friday
Inga Saffron writes:
"In Philadelphia, a like-minded group of urban explorers has been advocating for a local version of the High Line on the Reading Viaduct, which runs from Vine to Brown Street, shifting eastward from 11th to Ninth. Unfortunately, Chinatown leaders have loudly opposed the idea, arguing - like the New York developers - that the viaduct should be torn down to create land for housing."
"Forget the huge cost of demolishing the viaduct - estimated at $35 million. Losing the noble stone structure would actually strip Philadelphia's Loft District of a potentially valuable amenity and make it a less distinctive place to live. As the High Line shows: Leave it and they will come."
Read the entire article:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/inga_saffron/20090717_Changing_Skyline__Reinventing_a_railroad.html
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