Bright idea: Fibre optics could bring sunlight to underground New York streetcar terminal and transform it into a year-round public space

There’s not a lot of room left in New York for light, airy spaces – but one illuminated group of designers believes there’s room below street level for a new public space.

They want to transform an underground abandoned streetcar terminal into a new park with the help of fibre optic technology.

The LowLine project wants to breathe life into the 1.5-acre terminal on the Lower East Side of Manhattan by transferring sunlight below ground via cables.

Transformation: LowLine want New Yorkers to go onwards and upwards - by going down

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