wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]M to urbanism • 3 years agoTrain good car badimagemessage-square35 fedilinkarrow-up188file-text
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minus-squaregarbology [he/him]hexbear2·3 years agoBut tunnelling allows you to use (or keep using) the land surface for something else, while the elevated track in practice, still monopolises the landuse. So why not put the track on the surface if it's not underground? link
minus-squareTeekeeus [comrade/them]hexbear8·3 years agoMaybe there are other factors like soil conditions or the elevated track doubling as shelter for what seems to be a pedestrian walkway beneath it link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear3·3 years agoLooks like there's some kind of walking/biking path under the raised rail. Additional green space, too. link
Pretty sure it's cheaper than tunnelling
But tunnelling allows you to use (or keep using) the land surface for something else, while the elevated track in practice, still monopolises the landuse. So why not put the track on the surface if it's not underground?
Maybe there are other factors like soil conditions or the elevated track doubling as shelter for what seems to be a pedestrian walkway beneath it
Looks like there's some kind of walking/biking path under the raised rail. Additional green space, too.