Melissa & Chris Bruntlett on Nostr: For over 50 years, Delft was carved in two by a monstrous and deafening elevated ...
For over 50 years, Delft was carved in two by a monstrous and deafening elevated railway viaduct. In the early 2000s, the decision was made to bury these tracks in a 2.3-km long tunnel.
Engineers suddenly had a width of nearly 60-m in which to work, and could easily have filled it with six lanes of car traffic. Instead, the space was allocated in a far more humane manner, with a bus- and tramway, a canal, landscaping, street trees, and plenty of space for walking, cycling, seating, and dining.
Engineers suddenly had a width of nearly 60-m in which to work, and could easily have filled it with six lanes of car traffic. Instead, the space was allocated in a far more humane manner, with a bus- and tramway, a canal, landscaping, street trees, and plenty of space for walking, cycling, seating, and dining.