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Park of the future?
Once an elevated freight railway track, New York's High Line is now an oasis for pedestrians. It has been so popular that other cities are following suit, with plans to replicate the formula in London.
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Vauxhall Gardening Railroad Traffic New York City Nick Curtis Published: 10 June 2013
An innovative “greenway” that reduces flooding and links forgotten parks and railway arches has won a design competition to improve the area behind Albert Embankment for cyclists and pedestrians.
The zone has been dubbed central London’s “missing link” and it is hoped it could rival New York’s High Line — the defunct elevated railway transformed into a park and major tourist draw.
The route runs from the Garden Museum, in St Mary’s Church beside Lambeth Palace, to Spring Gardens at Vauxhall — formerly Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, where Handel’s Water Music was premiered. It will link neglected parks behind the railway line, with new attractions in each: a food-themed park in Lambeth recreation ground, art in Pedlar’s Park, and an open-air auditorium in Spring Gardens.
The plan by Erect Architecture and J & L Gibbons uses rain gardens — ditches planted with trees — to draw rainwater from overburdened gutters and sewers. These green borders will mark a safe route for non-drivers away from traffic-ridden Albert Embankment.
The competition attracted 100 entries from 21 countries but the two London firms prevailed. It was run by the Royal Institute of British Architects and Vauxhall One Business Improvement District. Chris Law, a director at Vauxhall One, praised the winning design as “quirky and fun but very implementable. It shows a clear understanding of the history of the Pleasure Gardens and the area’s Victorian railway arches and buildings, while using forward-thinking concepts to combat flooding.”
The vision will now be worked up into concrete proposals. Funding will come from the businesses that make up Vauxhall One: they will pay a small levy based on their property’s rateable value, generating more than £4 million over five years. There may also be grants from the Greater London Authority and Transport for London, and firms developing the area.
Judges included campaigner Doreen Lawrence, the mother of race murder victim Stephen, and Garden Museum director Christopher Woodward.