Sustrans and Rails to Trails - the UK and US experience

THE idea of converting disused railways to footpaths or cycle paths is not a new one In London, the Parkland Walk from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace follows the route of the former GNR Alexandra Palace branch, which was completely closed by 1970 and converted to a footpath in 1984

While the New York High Line is well known, the first major former elevated railway to be