Gizmodo.com reported that there is a plan to make the 40 blocks from Central Park to Union Square into a car-free public space. It would link many of Manhattan’s revitalized pedestrian-only plazas—Times Square, Madison Square Park, Herald Square—effectively creating a continuous greenbelt running through the center of the city.
This idea while being viewed as out of the box, is not really any more radical than the idea to set aside 750 acres for Central Park 162 years ago, which grew to 843 acres, 2.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide.
The Green Line (which is what it is being called), would make New York City much more livable for everyone. It would create not only an oasis, with more park spaces to New Yorkers, but it would include a dedicated bike lane, but also a way to clean local waterways and stormproof the city.
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