N.Y. MTA unveils underground space for proposed park
Two architects are in talks to develop the long-retired Essex Street Trolley Terminal into an underground park that would use fiber optics and other cutting edge technology to nurture tree and plant life.
NEW YORK CITY — The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a video showcasing its long-retired, underground Essex Street Trolley Terminal, which the agency hopes to make available for creative development, according to a CBS New York report.
Two architects are in talks to develop the 60,000-foot space into an underground park — the Delancey Underground project — that would utilize fiber optics and other cutting edge technology to nurture tree and plant life. To read the full story, click here.
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Photo courtesy Delancey Underground.
An innovative approach to creating green space in the already crowded city, the Delancey Underground project seeks to transform the abandoned Trolley Terminal into a vibrant economic, cultural and community-oriented asset by utilizing technology developed by New York’s RAAD Studio, which harvests natural sunlight via fiber-optic cables, bringing the power and energy of the sun underground, giving plants the light wavelengths they need for photosynthesis. The system also filters out harmful ultraviolet and infrared light.
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