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Yet another indication of the progress we’ve made since initiating this restoration — in April 2016, Governor Terry McAuliffe designated the Low Line as a Virginia Treasure.

The Low Line Green was the second phase of the larger Low Line project, and completed the restoration of the final 1.5 acres of the 5.5-acre space in 2020.

We are grateful for our weekly maintenance volunteers along with our community and private work day volunteers whose contributions support keeping these landscapes as transformative public spaces in the city. This long-awaited project is finally moving forward, paving the way for a more connected, walkable, and bikeable Charleston.

What’s Coming in Phase 1?

🏃🏽‍♀️A 1.6-mile path from Mt.

Pleasant St. to Line Street
🌳 A beautiful new park space
🚘 Two parking lots

With Friends of the Lowline & The PATH Foundation as key partners, this project will seamlessly integrate with other exciting initiatives like the Battery Extension & ARC Bridge, making travel across Charleston easier and greener.

The Low Line

Self guided plant tour

Before:

The area now known as the Low Line stretches along the James River and Kanawha Canal and Virginia Capital Trail, connecting the recently enhanced Great Shiplock Park with Richmond’s Canal Walk.

Lakeview Low-Line donations benefit Friends of Lakeview, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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Low Line: The Latest Architecture and News

Walk into the cafeteria at the Googleplex and you are nudged into the “right” choice.

Sadly, this was the first introduction to our city for the more than 300,000 annual visitors who enter Richmond via the Virginia Capital Trail.

After:

In 2015, Capital Trees embarked on its most ambitious project to date — a collaboration between the City of Richmond, CSX Corporation and Capital Trees to rehabilitate 5.5 acres along the James River and Kanawha Canal.

Charleston is about the people, community, water, land, history, heritage and the true southern warmth it brings with each and every day.

They have been leveraging for transparency in the content of building materials, so that, like consumers who read what’s in a Snickers bar before eating it, they’ll know the “ingredients” of materials to choose the greenest, what they call “healthiest,” options.[2]

These examples illustrate the trend of “medicalization” in our increasingly health-obsessed society: when ordinary problems (such as construction, productivity, etc.) are defined and understood in medical terms.

By partnering with businesses, community leaders, volunteers and events, we are spreading the love that is Charleston. The lights will change colors and patterns, responding playfully to their environment and even activating when the CTA ‘L’ train rumbles overhead!

Programming opportunities

Flexible public plazas located at Southport Ave.

and Paulina St. incorporate seating elements and opportunities for programming, enhancing the experience for CTA riders and reinforcing the identity of the CTA stations as the heart of our neighborhood.

 

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Help make the Lakeview Low-Line vision become a reality!

Color-coded red and placed on the bottom shelf to make them just a bit harder to reach. To remain spaces that draw people closer to each other and nature, these landscapes require regular attention. Additionally, a new park at Marshfield Ave. will surprise and delight visitors to the Lakeview Low-Line with an urban forest and planted mounds, creating a playful yet relaxing environment away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

The Lakeview Low-Line was first introduced in the 2011 Lakeview Area Master Plan as a means of connecting the neighborhood’s unique sub-districts and beautifying Lakeview.

As this city continues to grow and prosper, we want to help spread the message to all about how wonderful this community is.


Plazas located at Southport, Ashland and Paulina incorporate seating elements and opportunities for programming, enhancing the experience for CTA riders and reinforcing the identity of the CTA stations as the heart of our neighborhood. Allow me to prescribe two examples: the most popular and the (potentially) most ambitious urban renewal projects in New York City today, the High Line and the Delancey Underground (or the Low Line).

More on “curative” spaces after the break.

We are currently fundraising for construction of Phase 2, which will connect Ashland and Lincoln avenues including a new park at Marshfield Ave. Donate now or visit our fundraising page. “Instead of that chocolate bar, sir, wouldn’t you much rather consume this oh-so-conveniently-located apple? Its mission is to promote, assist, and celebrate in everything Charleston, South Carolina.