Every building along the lines are connected via footbridges above ground. You can walk through them without crossing any roads. Sha Tin, Hong Kong : mapporn

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[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

There are a lot of connected buildings in Minneapolis/St Paul too. Makes extra sense if you're in cold climates.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like the idea of Skyways from a walkability perspective, but there are a lot of societal problems with them because they are not public rights of way. 99 Percent Invisible did a great episode about it here.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This whole thread is very much my jam

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

Houston has over 9 km of underground tunnels too, connecting the western side of its downtown.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Minneapolis is the largest contiguous with 15.2 km. Calgary seems to have some that are islands and not connected to the greater network.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Toronto has PATH, an underground network connecting office buildings, and Montreal has RESO/Underground City.

[–] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 months ago

TIL. That's really cool.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

I love that shit. A big part of retro futurism is elevated streets and walkways. We should build our cities to that you can get from one end to the other without ever having to touch the ground

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

I loved riding the escalators between the different levels of the island and being able to get around while traffic was driving underneath me. Hong Kong was such an amazing place, pitty I’ll never get to see it again.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago

My city has skywalks between a majority of the buildings downtown. Its nice in the winter but the malls of the 80's and 90's kinda set back the downtown area in a major way that its only just recently recovering.

[–] Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

We have a few of those in NYC/North NJ area, it is hard to find maps though. The current popular one is Hudson Yards which connects a few blocks arounds 30-34th streets on the west side of New York City.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing, crossposting to !map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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