Every building along the lines are connected via footbridges above ground. You can walk through them without crossing any roads. Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Every building along the lines are connected via footbridges above ground. You can walk through them without crossing any roads. Sha Tin, Hong Kong
There's a similar network in Calgary, Alberta called Plus 15 that is the largest in the world (16km). I used to work in a connected office building.
There are a lot of connected buildings in Minneapolis/St Paul too. Makes extra sense if you're in cold climates.
I like the idea of Skyways from a walkability perspective, but there are a lot of societal problems with them because they are not public rights of way. 99 Percent Invisible did a great episode about it here.
Houston has over 9 km of underground tunnels too, connecting the western side of its downtown.
Minneapolis is the largest contiguous with 15.2 km. Calgary seems to have some that are islands and not connected to the greater network.
Toronto has PATH, an underground network connecting office buildings, and Montreal has RESO/Underground City.
TIL. That's really cool.
I love that shit. A big part of retro futurism is elevated streets and walkways. We should build our cities to that you can get from one end to the other without ever having to touch the ground
My city has skywalks between a majority of the buildings downtown. Its nice in the winter but the malls of the 80's and 90's kinda set back the downtown area in a major way that its only just recently recovering.
I loved riding the escalators between the different levels of the island and being able to get around while traffic was driving underneath me. Hong Kong was such an amazing place, pitty I’ll never get to see it again.
We have a few of those in NYC/North NJ area, it is hard to find maps though. The current popular one is Hudson Yards which connects a few blocks arounds 30-34th streets on the west side of New York City.
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I don't know about europe, but about every major Swiss city has that too.