Cities surrounded by green space

[TVN]

Originally Posted by Rinchinlhumbe

Interesting. Never thought Denmark is so mountainous

Vejle is the only city in Denmark with hills up to 110 meter above water and we have the steppest streets in the country usefull in cykling race: "The tour of Denmark":







But most important for me are all the trees, I love running in the forrest:
Last pic: Munkebjerg forrest ("Monk-mountain" forrest :-)

[isaidso]

Toronto is surrounded by a greenbelt.

[gabrielbabb]

Mexico City

NATURAL

To the east, Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl







To the west, La Marquesa, Los dínamos, Huixquilucan






To the south: Ajusco, Milpa Alta, Xochimilco

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To the north, Cerro del Chiquihuite

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[michael_siberia]

Zielona Gora:


Wroclaw downtown:


(screenshots from Google Maps)

[AW-d]

http://www.arunasworld.com/travel/finland/tampere/

[desertpunk]

Cleveland Metroparks



Originally called the "Emerald Necklace", a string of greenspace surrounding the City of Cleveland Ohio was created by the Olmstead firm in the early 1920s. The network of parks spans over 21,000 acres and includes hundreds of miles of walking, bicycle, and horse trails as well as numerous picnic areas, nature education centers, golf courses, and countless fishing spots. In addition, the district includes the zoo in Cleveland. Several of the reservations are adjacent to Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

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Cleveland Metroparks in Fall by digipixguy, on Flickr

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Find Your Path by The Cleveland Kid, on Flickr

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329/365: A Tight Grip On The Earth by The Cleveland Kid, on Flickr

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Deckwalk At Cleveland Metroparks Zoo by Paula~Koala, on Flickr

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Fall at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, Ohio by FitchDnld, on Flickr

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Fall at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, Ohio by FitchDnld, on Flickr

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2012-10-11 at 12-50-07 - 2012-10-11 at 12-50-07.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

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2012-10-11 at 12-53-01 - 2012-10-11 at 12-53-01.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

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2012-10-12 at 12-52-20 - 2012-10-12 at 12-52-20.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

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2012-10-12 at 13-24-15 - 2012-10-12 at 13-24-15.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

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2012-10-12 at 12-40-04 - 2012-10-12 at 12-40-04.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

[nick.english.dept]

Absolutely wonderful! I've seen pics of Adelaide but had never seen the green buffer zone between the city center and the rest of the city/metro. It wouldn't be a bad idea in other cities to think of something like this. Even having green zones like this every few miles/kms. Thumbs up Adelaide!

Originally Posted by TooFar

Are there any other cities in the world with a similar layout to Adelaide? The CDB/Downtown of Adelaide is completely ringed by parklands, it provides a nice buffer between the city and the suburbs.

[nick.english.dept]

Superb Cleveland! Very Nice!

Originally Posted by desertpunk

Cleveland Metroparks



Originally called the "Emerald Necklace", a string of greenspace surrounding the City of Cleveland Ohio was created by the Olmstead firm in the early 1920s. The network of parks spans over 21,000 acres and includes hundreds of miles of walking, bicycle, and horse trails as well as numerous picnic areas, nature education centers, golf courses, and countless fishing spots. In addition, the district includes the zoo in Cleveland. Several of the reservations are adjacent to Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

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Cleveland Metroparks in Fall by digipixguy, on Flickr

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Find Your Path by The Cleveland Kid, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

329/365: A Tight Grip On The Earth by The Cleveland Kid, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

Deckwalk At Cleveland Metroparks Zoo by Paula~Koala, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

Fall at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, Ohio by FitchDnld, on Flickr

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Fall at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, Ohio by FitchDnld, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

2012-10-11 at 12-50-07 - 2012-10-11 at 12-50-07.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

2012-10-11 at 12-53-01 - 2012-10-11 at 12-53-01.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

2012-10-12 at 12-52-20 - 2012-10-12 at 12-52-20.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

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2012-10-12 at 13-24-15 - 2012-10-12 at 13-24-15.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

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2012-10-12 at 12-40-04 - 2012-10-12 at 12-40-04.jpg by jgoellnitz, on Flickr

[Vincen1]

My hometown Middelburg is an old fortified town. The fortifications from 1595-1598 were dismanled around 1848. It was converted into a park in English landscape style according to a design of landscapearchitect Zocher. The trnch and bastions are still clearly visible. A part is gone because of a canal that was dug in such a way that it was connected to the inner harbour.


Off course, the city has always been surrounded by green farmlands. After the conversion it just was also surrounded by a park. And now the city has grown during the last century, it has an internal parkring.

Want to take a look? Streetview -> https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Midde...170.23,,0,7.78

[dj4life]

Stockholm, Sweden:

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Stockholm from the air by Benjamin Rudstrom, on Flickr

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Stockholm Archipelego by blacksapphire, on Flickr