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an external site.)

1. Holmes uses several points to support his argument that the elevated train system benefits many aspects
of society. He discusses how the addition of this new public space allows the community to come to-
gether in a way that was not possible without the ‘linear parks’. He also shows that the change of infra-
structure also benefits nature as well, with ‘4200 trees re-established’ in the newly found space.
2. I had not realised the implications of elevating the train line, in terms of the plants and their access the
rainwater. This is obviously because the wide concrete structure is directly above the surface where
many plants are. This is a problem I did not consider at first site of the train line. To combat this, the
rainwater is collected and dispersed at the bottom of the pillars. This passively irrigates the plants, mean-
ing they are receiving the water they need over time but not directly from the clouds.
3. This article is similar to Kim Dovey’s, in that it depicts how the transport systems in a city affects the in-
dividuals in the surrounding area. Dovey looks at the different scales of looking at a city, and planning it,
while Holmes’ shows what the more zoomed in scale is actually like.