Pedways: The Dream of a Two-Tier City

Rise and fall of the skywalker.

Welcome to Londonist: Time Machine. This week, we’re up above the streets of London, exploring the raised walkways of the Square Mile. Had things turned out differently, the City would today be criss-crossed by 30 miles of elevated pathways — a 20th century overtone of the medieval alley network. It never quite happened. But fragments still survive.