Robert Hammond: Building a park in the sky

About this film

New York was planning to tear down the High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad in Manhattan, when Robert Hammond and a few friends suggested: Why not make it a park? He shares how it happened in this tale of local cultural activism.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED2011, TED, Talks, activism, arts, cities, culture, 2011

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