Willoughby Square, in Brooklyn, NY, however, will bring together both beauty and utility by topping an automated underground parking garage with street-level greenery in a smart new project targeted for completion in 2016.
Over a decade in the making, Willoughby Park is being called the “crown jewel” of the 2004 Downtown Brooklyn Redevelopment Plan, a scheme to help improve Brooklyn’s public spaces and foster neighborhood community and culture.
— buildabetterburb.org
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This was also done in Savannah. The City Market parking structure was torn down and replaced with a below-grade structure so that Ellis Square could be constructed.
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Slick ideas for massive green roofs. The engineering behind these is incredible. Check out this minor one in Knoxville that was developed alongside a bridge. https://cameronrodman.squarespace.com/blog/2013/7/1/knoxville-landscape-architect-teams-up-to-design-citys-first-silver-leed-design
I wonder how much modern public transit could be produced for the cost of these projects ...
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