"That's the High Line of that city . . ." NYC's RR Park in the Sky

New York City has transformed a blighted and abandoned stretch of train tracks into an iconic urban park space with a thriving sense of community that is a best practice example for other cities. The High Line is a public park built on a defunct railway that runs 30 feet above the west side of Manhattan between 10th and 11th Avenues, from 34th Street to Gansevoort Street for 1.45 miles in the meatpacking district.

Excavation Halted at El Pueblo Campo Santo by Native Americans, Commission, Media Outcry

Native Americans - including Desiree Martinez and Johntommy Rosas, the Native American Heritage Commission, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, pressure from the county coroner and a media outcry have halted the excavations at El Pueblo Campo Santo.

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