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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Chris Michael

Camden Highline, London’s answer to New York park, is scrapped

Visualisation with a tree-lined walkway with planted borders and people strolling through a landscaped park area.
A visualisation of the Camden Highline. The project intended to turn a disused rail line into a walking and cycling route. Illustration: Hayes Davidson

The Camden Highline, a multimillion-pound effort to transform a disused rail line into a greenery-filled walking and cycling paradise, has been all but scrapped.

Nearly a decade since it was conceived as London’s answer to New York’s fabled High Line, the project has fallen victim to high costs and the energy crisis.

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