Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Europe’s Grass-Lined Green Railways = Good Urban Design

by Bridgette Steffen

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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 the potential of incorporating landscaping into good urban design.

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