inhabitat.com - 1/29/2009
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Although it’s certainly not a new idea to combine landscaping with public transportation , we love the sight of these European trams gliding along on beds of grass . From Barcelona to the Czech Republic, Frankfurt, St-Etienne and Strasbourg, these public transit greenways are showing ...
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Greening the Rails
Landscape+Urbanism —
Portland is well-known for having one of the best light-rail systems in the country. Through an efficient combination of train and streetcar - served by a great bus system, makes getting around the region sans car relatively pain free. A recent post from Inhabitat definitely struck home a point regarding a retrofit that could make this green transportation system even literally more green. As opposed to a car, rail only makes contact at two thin points along the track alignment. By looking at these corridors on which the trains run - which have interstitial areas that are ...
Smart Urban Design: Grass-Lined Green Railways
EarthFirst.com —
... Who says railway tracks have to be ugly? Some cities are showing the rest of the world that you can have public transportation and green space, in the same area. They look great, reduce the urban heat island effect, allow for more efficient stormwater drainage and reduce pollution. Inhabitat pulled together a collection of photos of these lovely examples of urban design, along with a great quote from ...
Taiwan Breaks Ground on a Trio of Green-Roofed Skyscrapers
Matter Network - Clean Technology, Green News and Sustainable Business News —
... that are optimized to channel daylight throughout the interior spaces. The top of each skyscraper will feature a rooftop garden that helps to insulate the interiors, reduce rainwater runoff, and mitigate the urban heat island effect. ...
Giving new meaning to “green” transit
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... do their city circuit. Where possible, this attractive combination of efficient public transport and inspired landscaping should be standard as part of the urban fabric . . ."
I wasn't able to track down the full text (all the old links to it are broken, no surprise), but here's part of it, and here is a bare-bones list of the 25 examples.
Some more images, from (I think) St. Etienne, left, and (definitely) Bilbao, right:
Green rail beds don't just soften the ...
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