Crypto News: Tokyo gets a New York-style high line

While many parts of Tokyo are walkable, large and busy roads often force pedestrians to cross using overpasses — a reflection of Japan's old car-centric mentality. The city is now taking inspiration from New York's High Line, and transforming a one-mile stretch of the Tokyo Expressway at the heart of the capital into a walkway with greenery, small shops and other activities.

The project is part of a global trend of repurposing old roads and railways into places for pedestrians and wildlife. While the skywalk won't fully open until at least the 2030s, the expressway was briefly closed off in May to give residents a taste of what it's like to walk among skyscrapers and bullet trains speeding by, Mia Glass reports. Today on CityLab: A New York-Style High Line Is Coming to Tokyo

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