New York's "Low Line" — a High Tech Underground Park

Encouraged by the success of New York City's High Line - an outdoor walking park constructed on an abandoned railroad bed - developers are now proposing the city's first Low Line, which will utilize an underground trolley terminal that's been abandoned nearly 70 years. Sources close to the $60 million dollar project say the park will feature the latest and greatest in solar technology, including collectors that will filter natural sunlight 20 ft below the Manhattan surface. These will turn the massive subterranean bedrock chamber into a brightly lit park that will support grass, trees, and thousands of tourists. Climb down into the feature article here.

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