A strong example of how much a city can change when heavy road infrastructure is pushed out of sight. This park sits on top of the sunken southern ring road, replacing what used to be a noisy traffic corridor with a long green public space that reconnects neighbourhoods once split apart by the road. What makes the spot interesting is that the traffic did not disappear. Groningen kept the road capacity, but moved it below ground and used the surface for walking, cycling, trees, and everyday public life. Instead of a hard edge through the city, you now get a much smoother connection between the…
