It seems insane: For one hundred years, the pictured river flowed in a concrete pipe under a huge parking lot.

But this is what has happened to countless creeks, streams and rivers across the world when they became inconvenient - aka in the way of progress.

Since the 1980s, so-called daylighting efforts bring more and more waterways back into the light. It’s fascinating work. In this latest article, I’m looking into the history, the examples, and the manifold benefits.

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