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This seems like a brilliant idea, who would have thought something like this could be possible? A way to recycle old infrastructure into something useful, not to mention cheaper.
This idea dose not seem to be gaining much traction in my searches of the internet, but it is defntly likely to get us thinking outside the box about the future of green spaces in our living environment as Vancouver's population grows and becomes more dense. It has been done before in places such as New York and Paris to great success.
Something like this can change the way we communicate and interact with others around us, a space close by a dense urban area people can go to be more relaxed and get away from the concrete jungle. Instead of meeting at Starbucks imagine getting your days meetings done inside the city, overlooking the Fraser river, in a sky park as the sun sets over the water.
As the modern age continues on, a good balance in the city needs to be struck between technology and our environment, this is one way to go about it. With the increasing costs of transit and the city's push for bike lanes as alternative modes of transportation, I personally would be much more inclined to bike over the Port Mann Bridge if it was a trail through a park; rather then next to six lanes of noisy traffic traveling over 100 km/h.
Sources:
http://www.globaltvbc.com/aerial+parks+suggested+for+downtown+viaducts+old+port+mann+bridge/6442497043/story.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/Plan+revitalize+viaducts+could+breath+life+into+downtown+councillor+says/5517700/story.html
http://news.ulookubook.com/New-York%E2%80%99s-High-Line-Park-Floats-in-the-Sky-461733842425.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/08/28/bc-port-mann.html
