Slow landscapes of elevated linear parks: Bloomingdale Trail in Chicago

Sinha, Amita

doi:10.1080/14601176.2013.830428

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“…For the main activity, biking and walking were the most frequently mentioned in the social media platform. This result supports the idea that the 606, which is designed for biking and walking [61], is well-designed and provides for the needs of residents. Interestingly, the cluster analysis points out issues related to gentrification and crime.…”

Section: What Do People Use Elevated Parks For?supporting

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Tweeting the High Line Life: A Social Media Lens on Urban Green Spaces

2020

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The objective of this study is to investigate elevated parks as urban green spaces using social media data analytics. Two popular elevated parks, the High Line Park in New York and the 606 in Chicago, were selected as the study sites. Tweets mentioning the two parks were collected from 2015 to 2019. By using text mining, social media users’ sentiments and conveyed perceptions about the elevated parks were studied. In addition, users’ activities and their satisfaction were analyzed. For the 606, users mainly enjoyed the free events at the park and worried about possible increases in housing prices and taxes because of the 606. They tended to participate in physical activities such as biking and walking. Although the 606 provides scenic observation points, users did not seem to enjoy these. Regarding the High Line, users frequently mentioned New York City, which is an important aspect of the identity of the park. The High Line users also frequently mentioned arts and relaxation. Overall, this study supports the idea that social media analytics can be used to gain an understanding of the public’s use of urban green spaces and their attitudes and concerns.

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Tweeting the High Line Life: A Social Media Lens on Urban Green Spaces

2020

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“…Roadside greenway networks have been found to act as important corridors for urban residents and wildlife [58]. In addition, innovative designs such as vegetated wildlife overpasses [59] and elevated linear parks [60] can be used to alleviate the fragmentation effects caused by roads. Besides, a vegetated drainage system can also be designed as a supplement to reverse habitat fragmentation and act as wildlife corridors and buffer zones [61].…”

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Assessing Impacts of Urban Form on Landscape Structure of Urban Green Spaces in China Using Landsat Images Based on Google Earth Engine

2018

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The structure of urban green spaces (UGS) plays an important role in determining the ecosystem services that they support. Knowledge of factors shaping landscape structure of UGS is imperative for planning and management of UGS. In this study, we assessed the influence of urban form on the structure of UGS in 262 cities in China based on remote sensing data. We produced land cover maps for 262 cities in 2015 using 6673 scenes of Landsat ETM+/OLI images based on the Google Earth Engine platform. We analyzed the impact of urban form on landscape structure of UGS in these cities using boosted regression tree analysis with the landscape and urban form metrics derived from the land cover maps as response and prediction variables, respectively. The results showed that the three urban form metrics—perimeter area ratio, road density, and compound terrain complexity index—were all significantly correlated with selected landscape metrics of UGS. Cities with high road density had less UGS area and the UGS in those cities was more fragmented. Cities with complex built-up boundaries tended to have more fragmented UGS. Cities with high terrain complexity had more UGS but the UGS were more fragmented. Our results for the first time revealed the importance of urban form on shaping landscape structure of UGS in 262 cities at a national scale.

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“…Devised as a traffic congestion relief mechanism (Mortice, 2015), the 2.7-mile-long trail is one of Chicago’s few east–west pedestrian corridors. The 606 features 12 access points between the western trailhead located in West Humboldt Park and its easternmost point in Walsh Park (Figure 1; Sinha, 2014). From its conception, The 606 has been marketed by the city as a sustainable amenity designed to relieve congestion and unify the vastly different neighborhoods it transverses (Figures 2 and 3).…”

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“…Although The 606 has become a recreation destination that attracts users from all over Chicago, the trail extends over several neighborhoods that are drastically different in terms of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic composition: Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and West Town (Wicker Park and Bucktown; Sinha, 2014). On the west end, Humboldt Park is characterized by a large minority population (93.2%), high unemployment (17.3%), high poverty (33.9%), and a large number of residents without a high school diploma (35.4%).…”

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“…Given their unique attributes, some of which invite crime and others that diffuse it, the ambiguous relationship between urban greenways and crime remains a subject of heavy debate. Whereas some have argued that urban greenways help to reduce crime by providing residents with a place to meet, interact, and unify (Shafer et al, 2000; Sinha, 2014), others contend that by increasing the connectivity of a neighborhood, urban trails may unintentionally provide avenues for crime expansion and migration (Armitage, 2006, 2011). Recent literature on linear parks and crime has also shown that linear parks may incite fear among users (Crewe, 2001).…”

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Different Views From The 606: Examining the Impacts of an Urban Greenway on Crime in Chicago

Harris

Larson

Ogletree

2017

Environment and Behavior

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Parks and greenways provide many benefits to urban communities, but their relationship to crime is often debated. We examined the links between an elevated linear trail and crime within census block groups (CBGs) surrounding Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail, colloquially known as The 606, using two different approaches: (a) a matched case-control comparison of crime trends in 606-proximate CBGs and similar socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhoods in other parts of the city and (b) spatially oriented hierarchical regression models of crime in 606-proximate CBGs before and after trail construction. Using this dichotomous approach, we detected a positive influence of The 606 on all types of crime (violent, property, and disorderly) when examined at a coarse scale, particularly in low SES neighborhoods (Study 1), and an inverse relationship between trail proximity and property crime on a spatially proximate scale (Study 2). Future research should continue to explore complex relationships between urban greenways and crime in diverse cities.

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Slow landscapes of elevated linear parks: Bloomingdale Trail in Chicago

Cited by 13 publications

References 6 publications

Tweeting the High Line Life: A Social Media Lens on Urban Green Spaces

Tweeting the High Line Life: A Social Media Lens on Urban Green Spaces

Assessing Impacts of Urban Form on Landscape Structure of Urban Green Spaces in China Using Landsat Images Based on Google Earth Engine

Different Views From The 606: Examining the Impacts of an Urban Greenway on Crime in Chicago

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