TAIWAN — An old railway in central Taiwan will soon be designed into a public green space, reports Taiwan News.<br /><br />Part of the old railway will be transformed into a mile-long partially elevated greenway, where people can stroll around.<br /><br />The new green corridor will also include a bicycle lane.<br /><br />Mecanoo, the architecture firm designing the project, explained there will also be a tree-lined river along the newly transformed green corridor.<br /><br />Mecanoo said their goal is to "preserve the area's strong historic character" while giving new life to the old railway.<br /><br />The firm plans to integrate gardens, playgrounds, parks etc into the green corridor, reports Inhabitant.<br /><br />Local media reports the green corridor will be a space for leisure and recreational activities.<br /><br />Reports from local media say the project is expected to start later this year and be completed by 2020.
