‘Truly sorry’: Camden Highline paused due to funding challenges

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James Corner Field Operations’ and vPPR’s linear park plans hit by dwindling public funds

Plans to bring a version of New York’s High Line park to a disused railway viaduct in north London have been “paused with immediate effect” due to funding challenges.

James Corner Field Operations’ and vPPR’s Camden Highline scheme was approved in 2023 but the client team said today that it had been unable to raise funds due to the “series of sustained economic shocks” which the UK has faced over the past five years.

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