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Fri, March 31, 2023 | 15:20
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Seoul will have its own 'High Line Park'
서울역 고가에 '한국의 하이라인파크' 2016년 완공
Posted : 2014-09-24 16:41
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An artist's concept for an elevated road near Seoul Station after it is turned into a park, resembling High Line Park in Manhattan, New York City/ Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government
An artist's concept for an elevated road near Seoul Station after it is turned into a park, resembling High Line Park in Manhattan, New York City
/ Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

By Jung Min-ho


Seoul will have its own version of Manhattan's High Line, a grassy elevated park, Mayor Park Won-soon said Tuesday.

During his visit to New York City, Park revealed a plan for converting an elevated roadway near Seoul Station by the end of 2016. The road has connected central Seoul with the city's west since the 1970s.

"The roadway is a historic heritage from the industrialization era, which means it is much more than a road," he said. "Once completed, it will be a tourist attraction. It will also help the regional economy around Namdaemun Market."

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is now collecting the ideas for the conversion. It plans to hold a contest sometime in October.

SMG expects to spend about $37.5 million on the project.

The story of High Line being created from an abandoned elevated railway section to a tourist attraction inspired Seoul urban planners and the mayor.

The railway, which ran along the lower west side of the city for 2.33 kilometers, was facing demolition until a non-profit group came up with the idea of preserving the structure and reusing it as a public park.

Today High Line gets nearly 5 million visitors annually from around the world.

The mayor of Seoul – the city that has torn town more than a dozen elevated roads since 2000 – said the paradigm of "good development" has shifted.

"The project will be a good example of the paradigm change," Park said. "It is better to rejuvenate the city instead of destroying its cultural heritages for building something new."

In July, according to the SMG, its officials and experts discussed how to rejuvenate the old bridge.


서울역 고가에 '한국의 하이라인파크' 2016년 완공

박원순, 뉴욕 하이라인파크 시찰…'기후변화 대응' MOU

서울역 고가에 미국 뉴욕의 하이라인파크 같은 보행자 중심의 녹지공원이 2016년까지 조성된다.

미국을 방문 중인 박원순 서울시장은 23일 오전(현지시간) 뉴욕 하이라인파크를 시찰하면서 '서울역 고가의 원형을 보존하면서 안전, 편의, 경관을 고려한 녹지공간으로 조성해 시민에게 돌려주겠다'고 밝혔다.

철로였던 하이라인파크도 서울역 고가처럼 철거될 예정이었으나 시민사회 등에서 원형 보존을 주장, 재생 프로젝트를 통해 뉴욕의 랜드마크로 거듭났다.

하이라인파크는 지상 9m 높이 철로에 길이 2.5㎞로 조성돼 17m 높이의 서울역 고가와 비슷한 여건이어서 벤치마킹 대상이 됐다.

박 시장은 '서울역 고가도 도시 인프라 이상의 역사적 가치와 의미가 있는 산업화 시대의 유산'이라며 안전등급 D등급을 받은 상판 등만 제거하고 최대한 원형을 보존할 방침임을 밝혔다.

서울시는 고가가 사대문 내 문화유산, 건물들과 연결되면 해당 지역 일대가 명소화돼 남대문시장 등 지역경제가 활성화할 것으로 보고 있다.

시는 고가 공원 조성을 위한 시민 아이디어를 모으고 있으며 국내외 전문가를 대상으로 설계 공모 후 내년 착공, 2016년 말 완공한다는 방침이다.

박 시장은 '옛날처럼 건설을 통해 문화유산을 파괴하기보다 도시재생으로 도시 발전을 이루는 시대'라며 '서울역 고가 공원 조성은 서울의 개발 패러다임이 바뀐 사례 중 하나가 될 것'이라고 강조했다.

박 시장은 이날 하이라인파크 시찰을 통해 민선 6기의 핵심 시정목표인 도시재생을 강조하는 한편, 또 다른 목표인 '기후변화 대응'을 위해 각계 기관과 업무협약도 체결했다.

박 시장은 오전에는 환경 분야 세계 최대 규모의 싱크탱크인 세계자원연구소와 환경·에너지·도시개발 분야의 협력을 위한 업무협약을 체결했다.

이어 유엔 기후정상회의에서 '시장협약'을 같이 발표할 안 이달고(Ann Hidalgo) 프랑스 파리 시장과도 면담, 기후변화 대응 분야 우수정책을 공유하고 상호 주최하는 국제기구·회의에 참여하기로 하는 내용의 업무협약을 체결했다. (연합뉴스)
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