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Reimagining the DL&W Corridor: Ideen für einen urbanen Grünkorridor in Buffalo (US)
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All Aboard! Reclaiming Hill & Del
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The railway ridge was made for the train,
no trees nor shrubs, birds nor bees,
just one straight and narrow lane.
When the train went away in came the wild,
and the Del was no place for the meek and mild.
Join Phoebe Snow once again:
on Hill & Del a trail that welcomes all
winter, spring, summer, and fall.
In creating an elevated ridge for the rail, the DL&W left an industrial trace that marks Buffalo’s First Ward, Perry, and Valley neighborhoods. When the trains stopped rolling through, a wild nature took over the infrastructure’s constructed core. Hill & Del envisions a corridor that champions its infrastructural, ecological, and neighborhood identities. The Del’s industrial heritage—the berm—is rebalanced in favor of people and ecology.
Pedestrians, bicyclists, and adventurers of all ages experience its topography along a multimodal path that celebrates moments of prospect winding towards the Buffalo River. Emergent vegetation is curated and bolstered to lay the groundwork for lasting ecological health. Neighborhoods connect along the trail, which links downtown Buffalo to the river. The corridor extends outward to Lake Erie and upward through the region, bridging a larger ecological and recreation network and honoring Olmstead’s historic park system legacy.
What was a straight and narrow elevated path now assumes the character of its surroundings, unfurling into the neighborhoods and the wilderness of Red Jacket Riverfront Park. Trees, shrubs, and perennials throughout form a valuable habitat corridor. It serves as vital green infrastructure, capturing rainwater and preventing erosion. In its urban context, where the topography is tight and narrow, a structured, formal planting provides a buffer, holds slopes, and defines edges. At the neighborhood hill & dale, a more diverse and wild textured planting takes center stage. When the path spills into Red Jacket, the planting enhances the habitats of this ecological patch. Meadows and woodland plantings on slopes, as well as wetland plantings at low points, respond to topography. Recalling the energy of the trains that once traversed its berm, the site transforms once again into a resilient and active corridor.
no trees nor shrubs, birds nor bees,
just one straight and narrow lane.
When the train went away in came the wild,
and the Del was no place for the meek and mild.
Join Phoebe Snow once again:
on Hill & Del a trail that welcomes all
winter, spring, summer, and fall.
In creating an elevated ridge for the rail, the DL&W left an industrial trace that marks Buffalo’s First Ward, Perry, and Valley neighborhoods. When the trains stopped rolling through, a wild nature took over the infrastructure’s constructed core. Hill & Del envisions a corridor that champions its infrastructural, ecological, and neighborhood identities. The Del’s industrial heritage—the berm—is rebalanced in favor of people and ecology.
Pedestrians, bicyclists, and adventurers of all ages experience its topography along a multimodal path that celebrates moments of prospect winding towards the Buffalo River. Emergent vegetation is curated and bolstered to lay the groundwork for lasting ecological health. Neighborhoods connect along the trail, which links downtown Buffalo to the river. The corridor extends outward to Lake Erie and upward through the region, bridging a larger ecological and recreation network and honoring Olmstead’s historic park system legacy.
What was a straight and narrow elevated path now assumes the character of its surroundings, unfurling into the neighborhoods and the wilderness of Red Jacket Riverfront Park. Trees, shrubs, and perennials throughout form a valuable habitat corridor. It serves as vital green infrastructure, capturing rainwater and preventing erosion. In its urban context, where the topography is tight and narrow, a structured, formal planting provides a buffer, holds slopes, and defines edges. At the neighborhood hill & dale, a more diverse and wild textured planting takes center stage. When the path spills into Red Jacket, the planting enhances the habitats of this ecological patch. Meadows and woodland plantings on slopes, as well as wetland plantings at low points, respond to topography. Recalling the energy of the trains that once traversed its berm, the site transforms once again into a resilient and active corridor.
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