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Edward N. Hines Park
Hines Park is a linear park in western Wayne County, Michigan, following the course of the River Rouge (Michigan)#Middle branch, Middle River Rouge. Hines Park serves as a Flood management, flood control mechanism for the Middle Rouge, which experiences frequent floods due to its heavily urbanized drainage basin. Hines Park consists of 25 recreation areas linked by Edward N. Hines Drive, a scenic drive. Hines Park is named after Edward N. Hines, a member of the Wayne County, Michigan#Wayne County Department of Public Services, Wayne County Road Commission who advocated for the park's creation. The park was initially known as the Middle Rouge Parkway, and it incorporates multiple structures donated by Henry Ford from his village industries project. Hines Park begins at Roads and freeways in metropolitan Detroit#Detroit and western suburbs, 7 Mile Road in Northville, Michigan, Northville and runs downstream to M-153 (Michigan highway), Ford Road in Dearborn, Michigan, Dearborn, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linear Park
A linear park is a type of park that is significantly longer than it is wide. These linear parks are strips of public land running along canals, rivers, streams, defensive walls, electrical lines, or highways and Esplanade, shorelines. Examples of linear parks include everything from wildlife corridors to riverways to trails, capturing the broadest sense of the word. Other examples include rail trails ("rails to trails"), which are disused right-of-way (transportation), railroad beds converted for recreational use by removing existing structures. Commonly, these linear parks result from the public and private sectors acting on the dense urban need for open green space. Linear parks stretch through urban areas, coming through as a solution for the lack of space and need for Urban green space, urban greenery. They also effectively connect different neighborhoods in dense urban areas as a result, and create places that are ideal for activities such as jogging or walking. Linear parks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
