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What happens when you remove a highway to restore a stream that had been buried underneath (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by chasteinsect@programming.dev to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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The Cheonggyecheon stream restoration project in Korea. Got the screenshot from this walk: Seoul Night Walk From Dongguk University to City Hall | Walking Tour 4K HDR - YouTube

Context about it : They Tore Down a Highway and Made it a River (and traffic got better) - YouTube

Not gonna lie Korea has some nice vibes to it.

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[–] chasteinsect@programming.dev 41 points 1 month ago

Some more pics for you guys.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 21 points 1 month ago

Context about it : They Tore Down a Highway and Made it a River (and traffic got better) - YouTube

The Universal Law of Cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Brick walled canals is not a restored waterway.

[–] mereo@piefed.ca 32 points 1 month ago

Either way, it's better than having a highway.

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

It is on the top side

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago

That looks so incredibly comfy.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Sometimes I love people. Looks beautiful.

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I go there a lot. It's truly amazing.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Hate to burst anyone's bubble, but from what I saw this is probably for flood control.

*Confirmed, is flood control.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is that a bad thing? Still looks like a good place for community meetups and is one less road. Gotta take the silver linings where you can. It’s not like it’s flooded all the time.

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 30 points 1 month ago

I know right? Like...

Stop enjoying this purely functional flood control channel, you crazy people!!?!

[–] YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth 28 points 1 month ago

So are most public bodies of water. Watersheds play a huge role in both flood management and public nature/wildlife areas and education. Either way it's 1000x better for everyone than a highway.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's no bubble to pop here, it's a riverside park that double as a flood mitigation canal.

Take for example, Bishan Park in Singapore

The left one is before they turn it into a park, it's purely for flood mitigation. Then they turn it into a park that would flood in heavy rain. Cheonggyecheon is basically that.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Other way around.