Local Government
Whilst visiting New York last week I took a trip to the High Line. The High Line is a public park in Manhattan, developed from a disused railway originally constructed in the 1930s to lift freight trains off the streets. With freight on the line coming to an end in 1980, it is has since been transformed into a well designed urban oasis and acts as an inspiration for all of us concerned with creating and preserving green spaces, at a time when they are increasingly under threat.
We’re getting older – the sooner politicians recognise that and set about changing attitudes the better, says Hilary Burrage
Perhaps it’s superfluous to say this, but ageing is an issue which affects us all quite fundamentally; but you wouldn’t always know this, to judge from the general invisibility of the topic. And that invisibility is a big element of the difficult challenges which policymakers in this field face.
